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Victoria, BC – Following a summer of inspiring performances by Canadian athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is offering British Columbians the opportunity to test their capacity for sport performance through PODIUM SEARCH™. PODIUM SEARCH™ is a set of free one-day athlete identification camps for…
Victoria, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize CSI Pacific-registered athlete Erin Attwell, who was one of four Junior Women named by Cycling Canada for the 2016 Road Cycling World Championships in Doha, Qatar from October 9-16. A native of Victoria, Attwell’s cycling career hit new highs in the last…
Victoria, BC – Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) affiliated athletes will look to continue Canada’s success in Brazil this summer as they head to Rio to compete in the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Canadian contingent announced by the Canadian Paralympic Committee earlier this week includes 162 athletes, from which 37 are CSI Pacific-affiliated. This…
Victoria, BC – With the 2016 Summer Olympics officially coming to a close on Sunday, the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is proud to recognize the successes of Team Canada who brought home a record-tying 22 medals while representing 35 million Canadians in Rio de Janeiro. The 22 medals tie the highest ever for…
A Kwantlen Polytechnic University product design graduate might be a key to success for Canada’s wheelchair rugby team at the upcoming Paralympic Games. Tsawwassen’s Jaymes Williams and fashion and technology graduate Laura Hutchison from Victoria have been commissioned by the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific to make eight cooling vests for team members to use when…
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s CEO Wendy Pattenden talked to Tom Mayenknecht on The Sport Market on TSN 1040 to discuss the large percentage of Canadian athletes who are either residing or training in British Columbia. Pattenden noted the fact that an impressive 45% of Canada’s Olympic Team is linked to British Columbia, even though…
Kirsten Sharp from Roundhouse Radio 98.3 speaks with Wendy Pattenden, CEO of the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and Sheila Bouman, CEO of viaSport, about the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics. Elisabeth Walker-Young joins as well to talk about her experience with Via Sport and how sport influenced her life.
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Olympic Team representing the country at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games August 5th-21st features a large percentage of Canadian athletes who are either residing or training in British Columbia. Of the 313 athletes on Team Canada, a total of 141 have a connection to British Columbia, with 68 listing a hometown…
TORONTO — On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Volleyball Canada officially announced the four teams (eight athletes) nominated to represent Team Canada in beach volleyball at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21. The four teams selected include: Sarah Pavan and Heather Bansley; Jamie Broder and Kristina Valjas; Chaim Schalk…