Despite a qualification process ravaged by a global pandemic and a yearlong delay, Canada is sending its largest delegation to an Olympic Games in 37 years. The Canadian Olympic Committee said Tuesday that 371 athletes will be wearing Canadian colours at the Tokyo Olympics that begin next week, the most since 1984 in Los Angeles. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Tokyo was placed under a state of emergency earlier this week because of rising COVID-19 numbers. Still, just being around fellow Canadian athletes should create some kind of buzz. “Seeing other Team Canada athletes — even though we won’t be able to hang out with them, but just seeing them there, being in an apartment full of Team Canada — that brings so much with it.”Read more about:

Source: thestar July 13, 2021 22:18 UTC