TORONTO – With Canada trailing host New Zealand 65-15 in the 73rd minute at the 2011 World Cup, 262-pound All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock headed towards the Canadian goalline with a teammate to his right if needed. There was just one Canadian defender in front of him – Adam Kleeberger. The 216-pound Canadian flanker flew…
Congratulations to all the following athletes who medalled at the 2015 Canadian Track & Field Championships in Edmonton, or qualified for the Pan Ams/Para Pan Ams! These athletes train at or are affiliated with Athletics Canada’s Western Hub, which is located at CSI Pacific. Athlete Event / Result Lucas Bruchet 5000m – Bronze 1500m –…
MADRID – Canadian champion Celina Toth of St.Thomas, Ont., won the bronze medal on women’s 10-metre tower on Sunday to conclude the fifth stop on the FINA Grand Prix diving circuit. It was the second time this weekend that a Canadian diver earned a first career medal on the circuit. On Friday Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu of…
The dream may be over for Canada’s Women’s National Team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™ but the team has left an indelible mark on sports fans in this country. For two-straight games in Vancouver, crowds numbering in the range of 54-thousand came out not only to cheer, but also, to make themselves…
John Willcox, 16, qualified for Canada’s junior national track cycling team in April when he circled the Burnaby velodrome (with a much steeper bank than the West Shore Velodrome) for a total distance of three kilometres in three minutes and 30.92 seconds. “Willcox is an athlete first and foremost, he’s quite talented at picking up…
Team Canada received their first glimpse of international competition this weekend at World Rowing Cup 2 in northern Italy, and they liked what they saw. The women’s 8 led the charge with a silver medal performance in their event. While staying in contact with their southern neighbours throughout most of the contest, the mighty American…
BARCELONA, Spain – Canada’s Ryan Cochrane set a course record whilst posting 2015’s sixth-best time in men’s 800-metre freestyle on Thursday at the Mare Nostrum Series. At Barcelona, the 26-year-old Cochrane continued his preparation for next month’s Pan Am Games and world championships by winning the 800 freestyle in in seven minutes 52.51 seconds, more…
CALGARY – Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton is looking for high-performance athletes from a variety of multi-sport backgrounds this summer. A Canada-wide search is being launched, with recruitment camps underway through the months of June and July. “Our sports tend to be picked up by athletes in their late teens or early twenties – athletes who have enjoyed…
CANET-EN-ROUSILLON, France – Katerine Savard of Cap-Rouge, Que., Hilary Caldwell of White Rock, B.C., and Ryan Cochrane of Victoria all stepped on the podium on Saturday to open the Mare Nostrum swimming circuit. In the women’s 100-m butterfly, two-time world championship medallist Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark took the gold in 57.31 seconds, edging Savard who…
Team BC swept both divisions at the 2015 Coloplast Canadian Wheelchair Rugby Championships today at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. BC A ended the Ontario Thunder’s four-year winning streak with a 60-58 victory. In Division 2, BC B defeated the Alberta Bighorns 48-46 in another close game. “All of the games today came down…