Search Results for: Olympics (138 found)
![Beijing 2008 men’s volleyball prelims, showing what a live spectator sees.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/what-a-live-spectator-sees-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
A lens on the Olympics and the role of spectators : Campus News
August 4, 2021 — Douglas Brown, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, shares insight on the past and pandemic present of the Olympics
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Asper School of Business News
Pandemic restrictions make third trip to the Olympics all business for Asper staff member : News
July 20, 2021 — Kelly Mahoney, UM alumna and Director of the Asper Career Development Centre, heads to Tokyo to serve as head referee for triathlon
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Wpg Free Press: Kelsey Wog heading to Olympics : U of M in the News
June 21, 2021 — UM's Kelsey Wog has clinched a berth on Canada's swimming team that is heading to the Tokyo Olympics.
![There are mounting calls for a boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. // AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Olympics-UMToday-150x150.jpeg)
2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record : U of M in the News
March 8, 2021 — 'Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing have become part of the political debate on how the Canadian government should respond to the Chinese government’s treatment of the Uyghurs'
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Postpone Olympics until 2022, suggest disease experts : Network News
April 20, 2020 — Among those cautionary voices is Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, UM medical microbiologist and Canada Research Chair in emerging viruses.
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Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management News
UM raises $15,000 for Special Olympics : Network News
January 15, 2020 — A sizeable sum was raised at the Jan. 12 Marathon of Sport fundraiser to benefit athletes living with an intellectual disability.
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CBC: Competing in 2020 Olympics dream come true for Winnipeg martial artist and her coach — who’s also her dad : U of M in the News
January 3, 2020 — Skylar Park, 20, qualified last month to compete in taekwondo at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Wpg Free Press: U of M star swimmer Wog warming up for 2020 Olympics : U of M in the News
August 12, 2019 — Expectations have risen dramatically for the 20-year-old University of Manitoba student, who is one of our province’s best hopes for competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News
U of M competes in international nursing skills ‘Olympics’ : Campus News
February 6, 2019 — Competition builds resilience, flexibility and cross-cultural skills.
![Dr. Glen Bergeron at the finish line for cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Olympic-story_WEB-150x150.jpg)
The doctor is in (the Olympics) : Featured
February 22, 2018 — UM Today sat down with Glen Bergeron to talk about life behind-the-scenes at the Olympics