World champion LePage gets medical exemption from Canadian Olympic trials, raising more health questions

CBC Sports has learned world decathlon champion Pierce LePage, who has only competed in one event this outdoor season, will not be competing at the Canadian Olympic Athletics trials that begin on Wednesday and run until Sunday at Complexe Sportif Claude Robillard in Montreal.

World champion LePage gets medical exemption from Canadian Olympic trials, raising more health questions
Canadian world male gold medallist celebrates after the decathlon 1500-meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

CBC Sports has learned world decathlon champion Pierce LePage, who has only competed in one event this outdoor season, will not be competing at the Canadian Olympic Athletics trials that begin on Wednesday and run until Sunday at Complexe Sportif Claude Robillard in Montreal.