TED Talks
Allyson Felix: Championing Athlete Advocacy and Global Change
Allyson Felix, retired track start, is campaigning for a seat on the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission. She hopes to amplify athletes' voices and advocate for meaningful change, such as enhancing family support and...
TED Talks
Allyson Felix: From Olympic Icon to Advocate
During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, retired track star Allyson Felix joined the event as a spectator. In this discussion with TED's Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Felix reflects on her transition to life after competition while...
SciShow
5 More Computer Viruses You Really Don't Want to Get
From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment, here are five more computer viruses that you really want to avoid.
Crash Course
The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports: Crash Course Games
Today, John Green is going to be your substitute teacher as we dive into the world of sports! Now ��_sports��_ is a pretty broad genre of game, we probably couldn't even cover them in an entire series, but today we're going to do...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: An athlete uses physics to shatter world records - Asaf Bar-Yosef
When Dick Fosbury couldn't compete against the skilled high jumpers at his college, he tried jumping in a different way -- backwards. Fosbury improved his record immediately and continued to amaze the world with his new technique all the...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The ancient origins of the Olympics - Armand D'Angour
Thousands of years in the making, the Olympics began as part of a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus in the rural Greek town of Olympia. But how did it become the greatest show of sporting excellence on earth? Armand D'Angour...
Curated Video
How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting the sporting world? | Inside Story
Olympic Games the latest event to be postponed or cancelled
Curated Video
How to train like an Olympian: Team GB’s table tennis athletes on how to master speed
In the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The Independent’s Kate Gill looked into what it takes to train like a Team GB athlete ahead of competing on the world stage.IndependentTV’s How To Train Like A Olympian is a series focused...
Curated Video
Paris Olympics: What to watch for on Friday and Thursday recap
Paris Olympics latest. France seek to cement their position in the medal table top spots with crunch events in football and swimming.
Curated Video
Canada Soccer 'being made an example of' in drone spying scandal: former player
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Canada's appeal of a six-point penalty against its Olympic women's soccer team in the wake of a drone spying scandal. Former national team player Amy Walsh told CBC’s Chris Glover she...
Curated Video
Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett follows in his father’s footsteps going for gold at the Olympics
Basketball powerhouse father-son duo Rowan Barrett and RJ sat down with the CBC’s Dwight Drummond ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris. The Toronto Raptors star RJ will wear the number 9 jersey, the same number his father wore at the...
Curated Video
Paris 2024 is a childhood dream come true for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nickeil Alexander-Walker
NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are headed to Paris together with Team Canada. The pair sit down with CBC’s Dwight Drummond to discuss how growing up in the GTA helped shape the players they are now, and...
Curated Video
Canadian women’s soccer coach to miss out on Olympic opener
Canada’s national women’s soccer team is starting its Olympic medal bid with an espionage scandal. French authorities say they've arrested a member of Canada's soccer team staff who admitted to using a drone to spy on the New Zealand...
Curated Video
From the NBA to Team Canada: Jamal Murray and coach Jordi Fernández gear up for the Summer Games
Canada's men's basketball team is days away from competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The roster is stacked with GTA talent, including Jamal Murray. The 27-year-old from Kitchener plays for the Denver Nuggets. He tells CBC's Dwight...
Curated Video
Wounded photojournalist carries Olympic flame in Paris
AFP journalist Christina Assi was among six journalists struck in an Israeli shelling in October last year while reporting on the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Curated Video
NBA veterans Kelly Olynyk and Dwight Powell ready to lead Team Canada to basketball gold
NBA stars Kelly Olynyk and Dwight Powell sit down with CBC's Dwight Drummond and share why heading to the Olympics for Team Canada is a lifelong dream. Plus the veteran players share their connections to Toronto, including how Powell was...
Curated Video
The Breakdown | Russia prisoner swap + Rower Sarah Douglas
Andrew Chang breaks down the complex Russia prisoner swap that freed Canadian-born Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Plus, how Canadian Olympic sailor Sarah Douglas is disrupting her white, male-dominated sport.
Curated Video
Canadian men's basketball team going for gold at the 2024 Paris Games
The countdown is on to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and basketball fans couldn't be more excited. Canada's men's team hasn't been a contender since the 2000 Games in Sydney. In the first part of this Team Canada series leading up to the...
Curated Video
Paris 2024: How is this Olympics different?
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games promise to be more inclusive, eco-friendly and sustainable than ever before. From the construction of new sites, down to the food served to athletes and spectators, France has committed to keeping climate...
Curated Video
Canadian women’s beach volleyball duo to play for Olympic gold
Canadians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have advanced to the gold medal round in women’s beach volleyball after defeating their Swiss opponents in the semifinal.
Curated Video
Dale Manucdoc on his favourite Olympics moments so far
CBC Toronto reporter Dale Manucdoc co-hosts 'Paris Pulse' with Meg Roberts on the CBC Sports YouTube channel every day at 1:30 p.m. ET. Shannon Martin spoke with Manucdoc about some of his favourite Olympics moments so far.
Curated Video
An Ancient Olympian
What the discovery of a skeleton over 2,000 years old tells us about the training techniques of ancient olympians. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. In 1959 the tomb of an ancient Olympian was discovered in Taranto, southern Italy....
Curated Video
Olympic Games History for Kids | Bedtime History
Discover the thrilling saga of the Olympic Games from its ancient beginnings in Olympia, Greece, over 3,000 years ago, to the modern international spectacle we know today. This video takes you on a journey through time, exploring how the...
Wonderscape
The Ancient Olympics: From Religious Ceremony to Legendary Games
This video delves into the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, which began in 776 BC as a religious ceremony to honor Zeus. It explores the events, the sacred truce, and the olive wreaths given to winners. The ancient games...