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This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. Breadcrumb Trail Links Schneider: Let Olympic athletes decide what drugs should be banned The recent suspension of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was supposed to be heading to the Tokyo Olympic Games, for testing positive for marijuana has once again raised questions about what drugs should be banned from sports. Author of the article: Special to The Free Press Publishing date: Jul 10, 2021  •  15 hours...

Author: Angela Schneider, Director, The International Centre for Olympic Studies, Western University The recent suspension of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who was supposed to be heading to the Tokyo Olympic Games, for testing positive for marijuana has once again raised questions about what drugs should be banned from sports. Richardson’s suspension is seen by many as an absurd case — namely, the idea of marijuana enhancing the performance in the 100-metre sprint. But as President Joe Biden noted: "The rules are the rules." And Richardson herself has admitted being responsibl...

Nipissing University has appointed a new president and vice-chancellor. The university announced Wednesday it had appointed Kevin Wamsley as its seventh president and vice-chancellor following a nearly year-long search. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Nipissing University appoints new president, vice-chancellor Back to video Wamsley is currently the academic vice-president and provost of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. He will begin his five-year term at Nipissing Aug. 1. “On behalf of the board of governors, I am pleased to ...

Here's what the high-profile identities had to say: Ian Jobling along Gympie Terrace with the 2018 Commonwealth Games torch.   Ian Jobling: The honorary director of University of Queensland's Centre of Olympic Studies and Noosa local said he thought it was a smart approach to try and leverage the Games bid to deliver a venue. He said more than $2 billion worth of infrastructure funding would be available from the International Olympic Committee for the 2032 edition and the focus was now on helping deliver legacy projects to regional areas. Dr Jobling said a performing arts centre in t...

LONDON, ONT. -- The City of London is developing quite the stable of Olympic athletes. Swimmer Maggie Mac Neil was just added to Team Canada Jan. 22. and will compete in her first Olympic games this summer. Swimming Canada would typically make the athletes earn a spot at trials in the spring, however six world-class swimmers were given an automatic berth. "With trials and the two-week quarantine, I would have had to make a decision soon about when to return to Canada," says Mac Neil, who won a pair of races this weekend for the University of Michigan. "I would have had to give enough ti...