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Doug Harrison @harrisoncbc

NHL, MLB, CFL, NFL, Canada's amateur athletes & anything Road to the Olympics. I cover it all as a CBCSports.ca Sr. writer. Happily married father of two sons.

Joined May 2009
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Jun 10
Runner Marco Arop, shot putter Sarah Mitton collect 3rd-place finishes at Bislett Games cbc.ca/9.7230538

Runner Marco Arop, shot putter Sarah Mitton collect 3rd-place finishes at Bislett Games | CBC Sports

In a season devoid of a World Athletics Championships and Olympics, Cooper Lutkenhaus is demonstrating he’s the man to beat over 800 metres outdoors after capturing a world indoor title in March. The...

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Canada's John Gay set for debut marathon in Ottawa after serious injuries nearly forced him to retire cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summe…

Canada's John Gay 12th in debut marathon after serious injuries nearly ended running career | CBC...

John Gay, a 2021 Canadian Olympian in the steeplechase, ran his first marathon Sunday in Ottawa, something he and those close to him never dreamed possible as recently as a year ago.

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Now we’re all tearing up 🥺 Soccer icon @sincy12 honours her late mother in a new animated short film narrated by @VancityReynolds ⚽️ Story: cbc.ca/9.7206240
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Fan experience No. 1 for Mark Cuban, new minority owner of CEBL's Brampton Honey Badgers cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba…

Fan experience No. 1 for Mark Cuban, new minority owner of CEBL's Brampton Honey Badgers | CBC...

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban is investing in Canadian sport, buying an ownership stake in the Canadian Elite Basketball League's Brampton Honey Badgers, the team announced Thursday.

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Jerome Blake injured, Canada places 7th in men's 100m final at World Athletics Relays cbc.ca/9.7182222
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Kenya's Korir successfully defends Boston Marathon title; Canadian Linkletter posts personal-best time cbc.ca/9.7170526

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Courtney Sarault on her inspiring Olympics: 'It has made everyone dream a little bigger' cbc.ca/9.7165199

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Beaming after Olympic bronze, ice dancers Gilles and Poirier aim to keep good times rolling at worlds cbc.ca/9.7133727

Beaming after Olympic bronze, ice dancers Gilles and Poirier aim to keep good times rolling at...

Five weeks after earning their first Olympic medal, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are gearing up for their 13th world championships, next week in Prague. "We want to enjoy...

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Cam Levins finishes 73 seconds shy of his Canadian record in return to Tokyo Marathon cbc.ca/9.7110566
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Canada's Ivanie Blondin repeats as Olympic silver medallist in speed skating mass start cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winte…

Canada's Ivanie Blondin repeats as Olympic silver medallist in speed skating mass start | CBC Sports

Ivanie Blondin of Ottawa matched her 2022 Olympic result in mass start, claiming a silver medal in the women's speed skating event on Saturday in Milan.

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Canada sending 207 athletes to Milano-Cortina Olympics, including 109 rookies🇨🇦 cbc.ca/9.7067236

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BREAKING | Olympic stars Kingsbury, Thompson chosen as Canada's flag-bearers for #MilanoCortina2026 cbc.ca/9.7063893
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Olympians Rory Linkletter & Ben Preisner are the elite Canadian men in the 130th @bostonmarathon on April 20 Last April, Linkletter ran a then-2:07:02 PB in Boston that is now 2:06:49. @ThePapaLinks This will be Preisner's Boston Marathon debut. He has a 2:08:58 PB. @CBCOlympics
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Calgary native Rory Linkletter becomes the first Canadian to break the 1-hour mark in the half marathon, running 59:49 in Houston to set a new national record for the second time in four years. cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summe…

Rory Linkletter runs under 1 hour to break Cam Levins's Canadian half marathon record | CBC Sports

Rory Linkletter is the first Canadian to run a half marathon under one hour, achieving the feat on a cool Sunday morning in Houston with a 59-minute 49-second clocking to beat former record holder...

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Evan Burke of London, Ont., was top Canadian Saturday, placing 38th in 30 minutes 31 seconds, followed by Xavier Perras-Phaneuf of LaSalle, Que., in 48th (31:05). Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo won his 3rd straight world cross title in 28:18. @Moh_Speed @CBCOlympics @AthleticsCanada 4/4
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Ahmed, who stepped off the course after the 3 km mark, noted "the calf is the best it's been" since before he first strained it last July 31 in the men's 5,000-metre final at the Canadian track and field championships in Ottawa. @Moh_Speed @CBCOlympics @AthleticsCanada 3/4
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"The hamstring got [quite] stiff coming out of the sandpit and wouldn't let go," the 4-time Canadian Olympic track runner told @cbcsports. "I wanted a good [race] here and came in [as] fit and healthy as I've been in a while." @Moh_Speed @CBCOlympics @AthleticsCanada 2/4
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Cramping in Moh Ahmed's right hamstring, not a recurrence of a left calf injury, forced him to exit early from the men’s senior 10 km race at Saturday’s @WorldAthletics Cross-Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. @Moh_Speed @CBCOlympics @AthleticsCanada 1/4
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Olympic track star Moh Ahmed will try to be the 1st Canadian to medal in the men's senior 10 km race at the World Athletics Cross-Country Championships. @Moh_Speed @WorldAthletics Watch live from Florida at 12:20 pm ET. @cbcsports Read more on Ahmed: 🔽 cbc.ca/9.7039036
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Team Canada names Ceili McCabe & Moh Ahmed as Team Captains for the 2026 World Athletics Cross-Country Championships in Tallahassee, starting tomorrow! 🇨🇦 Live on CBC Gem and CBCSports.ca on Saturday at 9:45 A.M. ET.
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