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2026 N.L. Summer Games kick off with joyous opening ceremony A hot summer sun in Corner Brook paled in comparison to the energy inside the Civic Centre on Saturday, as athletes from across Newfoundland and Labrador came together to mark the beginning of the 50th Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-games-2026-opening-ceremony-9.7300899?cmp=rss

Athletes ready to rock as Corner Brook finishes preparing to host N.L. Summer Games Final preparations are underway for 1,600 young athletes to descend on Corner Brook for the 50th edition of the Newfoundland and Labrador Summer Games. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-summer-games-final-prep-9.7297223?cmp=rss

“The Council reaffirmed the decision it made in March 2022, revisited in 2023 and 2025 and discussed again in March 2026 to exclude Russian and Belarusian #athletes, officials and supporting personnel from international competition” #Doping and the war against #Ukraine have been the drivers of the #WorldAthletics ban” “the ability of #Ukraine and its #athletes to train and compete remains severely compromised” “The Russian #Athletics Federation was, of course, unhappy” https://www.thesportsexaminer.com/athletics-world-athletics-council-maintains-full-ban-on-russia-belarus-in-latest-review/

As many of us sit down to watch the world’s elite athletes compete in the Milan Cortina Games, we’re witness to performances that at times seen superhuman. There’s a reason they’re there, after all. And it might have to do next-level cognitive processing. @ScienceAlert@flipboard.com explains: https://flip.it/TOPFwc #Science #Humans #Olympics #Athletes #Sports