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As part of Panam Sports’ strategy to support young athletes across the Americas, riders from eighteen nations have spent the past two weeks in Bromont, Quebec, attending a continental training camp delivered alongside the UCI World Cycling Centre and COPACI. The camp took place in the lead-up to the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, and brought together athletes from Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Uruguay and Venezuela.

A new velodrome in her backyard drew Olympic track cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back to the sport. After competing for Canada in bobsled in February's Milan Cortina Games, the 32-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., is back on two wheels at the new Alberta Velodrome in Edmonton. Mitchell captured women's Olympic sprint gold in Tokyo in 2021Donna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 20, 2026 11:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 20Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada's Kelsey Mitchell is shown in action at the Paris Olympic Games in August 2024. (Getty Images)A new velodrome in her backyard drew Olympic track cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back to the sport. After competing for Canada in bobsled in February's Milan Cortina Games, the 32-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., is back on two wheels at the new Alberta Velodrome in Edmonton. The cycling track in the new $153-million Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre opened in January.

In the wake of a report from The Athletic's Joe Vardon detailing a phishing test in the form of an email sent to various Madison Square Garden employees about receiving a 2025-26 NBA championship ring from the New York Knicks, the club is now planning to give out rings.