AYLMER, ONT – On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Cycling Canada named the 19 athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in all cycling disciplines at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. Among the elite group of cyclists nominated are Olympic medallists Tara Whitten and Jasmin Glaesser as well as…
TORONTO – A dynamic group of five first-time Olympic competitors nominated to represent Team Canada are hungry to deliver a knockout punch when they step onto the beach for the triathlon start at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Triathlon Canada announced on Wednesday a youthful,…
TORONTO – On Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) named the 26 athletes nominated to represent Team Canada in rowing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. Of the 26 athletes, there are 10 returning Olympians, including six who stood on the podium at London 2012. Leading…
VICTORIA, BC – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize the Canadian Sport School (CSS) graduating class of 2016, including eleven student-athletes who will be pursuing their post-secondary education next fall. The Canadian Sport School is a CSI Pacific initiative. The 2015-16 school year saw CSS bring in the most competitive…
TORONTO – On Monday, Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) named the 18 athletes nominated to represent Canada in women’s soccer at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. Canada’s Women’s National Soccer Team qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship in Texas…
VICTORIA, BC – As the sports world adapts to new technology and gains access to new information, the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is working to develop ways in which athletes and coaches can use these advancements to improve the way they train and perform. At CSI Pacific, Samantha Ebata leads a Performance Analysis…
VICTORIA, BC – After wrapping up her first year at the Canadian Sport Institute’s Canadian Sport School in Victoria, para-alpine and cycling athlete Mel Pemble is working towards her goal of qualifying for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. “It is so much better, [Sport School] gives me set time to do school work,” said Pemble…
For athletes to reach the Olympic or Paralympic Games, their development starts right here at home. British Columbia sport organizations joined with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) at the Richmond Olympic Oval to celebrate Olympic Day on June 14. Olympic Day is an international celebration of the ideals of the Olympic Games and encourages people…
OTTAWA – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of 28 athletes who will represent Canada at the Cross-country Mountain Bike World Championships, to take place June 29th to July 3rd, in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Normally held at the end of August, the cross-country (Olympic discipline) world championships take place earlier…
RICHMOND, BC – Wheelchair Rugby Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee are proud to announce the 12 athletes nominated for selection to Team Canada for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games this September. Canada is currently ranked world No. 1 in wheelchair rugby for the first time in 13 years after winning gold at both the…