After a year filled with challenges brought about by the pandemic, these six Olympians and Paralympians returned from Tokyo and Beijing with medals. From the left are Nicolas-Guy Turbide, Miha Fontaine, Sabrina Duchesne, Mayor Bruno Marchand, Aurélie Rivard, Laurent Dubreuil and Lewis Irving. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) City Hall welcomes local Olympians and Paralympians Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After all the upheaval and excitement surrounding the Tokyo and Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games, on May 18, six medallists…
TOKYO 2020: Sabrina Duchesne part of bronze medal relay team Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Swimmer Sabrina Duchesne and her teammates on the 4x100m freestyle relay team won the bronze medal at…
Paralympic medalist Nicolas-Guy Turbide hears Quebec’s cheers in Tokyo Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com As Quebec City swimmer Nicolas-Guy Turbide prepared to race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, his family inaugurated the…
TOKYO 2020: Five local athletes among 128 Canadians at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com The 2020 Paralympic Summer Ga mes in Tokyo, Japan, started Aug. 24 and will continue…
Tokyo 2020: Canadians bring home a record 24 medals Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell won Canada’s seventh gold medal and 24th overall medal when she won the women’s…
TOKYO 2020: Memories for the Ages With the 2020 Summer Olympics completed, here’s a look back at Team Canada’s achievements in pictures….
Olympic trivia II Compiled by Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com •Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali wore a parachute during his flight to the 1960 Games in Rome. • The only Olympian to win…
TOKYO 2020: Arigato, sayonara Tokyo! The 2020 Olympic Summer Games ended on Aug. 8 after 19 gruelling days of competition in and around Tokyo, Japan. More than 11,000 athletes gathered…
TOKYO 2020: Lauriane Genest wins last medal for regional athletes Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Local athletes are on their way home from the 2020 Olympics, and three of them have medals….
2020 OLYMPICS: Canada shocks US in women’s soccer for 15th medal Luc Lang luclang@qctonline.com Jessie Fleming converted a penalty kick for a crucial goal and the Canadian women’s soccer team…