| World Championship in Athletics begins tomorrow with Ahmed and Levins in 10000m Final; Duchene and Marchant in marathon
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Moscow – The 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship in Athletics begins tomorrow in Moscow, Russia. Day one at the championship will see a total of twelve Canadian athletes enter competition including Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catherines, Ont., and Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., in the men’s 10000-metres final.
Other medals handed out on day one will be in the women’s marathon where Canadians Krista Duchene of Brantford, Ont., and Lanni Marchant of London, Ont., will get their first taste of World Championship competition.
You can catch day one coverage of the 2013 IAAF World Championship on Sportsnet Pacific at 8:00 p.m. / Sportsnet West 9:00 p.m. / Sportsnet One 12:00 a.m. / Sportsnet East and Ontario 1:00 a.m.
Canadians in action tomorrow
| Name |
Event |
Hometown |
Eastern time |
Club |
| Damian Warner |
Decathlon – 100m |
London, ON |
1:56 a.m. |
London Western |
| Shawnacy Barber |
Pole vault qualification |
Toronto, ON |
2:15 a.m. |
Project Athletics |
| Damian Warner |
Decathlon – long jump |
London, ON |
2:35 a.m. |
London Western |
| Anthony Romaniw |
800m – round 1 |
Hamilton, ON |
4:00 a.m. |
Guelph Speed River |
| Damian Warner |
Decathlon – shot put |
London, ON |
4:20 a.m. |
London Western |
| Krista Duchene |
Marathon |
Brantford, ON |
6:00 a.m. |
Ontario Masters Athletics |
| Lanni Marchant |
Marathon |
London, ON |
6:00 a.m. |
London Western |
| Damian Warner |
Decathlon – high jump |
London, ON |
7:30 a.m. |
London Western |
| Alicia Brown |
400m – round 1 |
Ottawa, ON |
10:21 a.m. |
University of Toronto |
| Mohammed Ahmed |
10000m – FINAL |
St. Catherines, ON |
10:55 a.m. |
Niagara Olympic Club |
| Cam Levins |
10000m – FINAL |
Black Creek, BC |
10:55 a.m. |
Speed River West |
| Christabel Nettey |
Long jump qualification |
Surrey, BC |
11:20 a.m. |
Unattached |
| Damian Warner |
Decathlon – 400m |
London, ON |
11:40 a.m. |
London Western |
| Aaron Brown |
100m – round 1 |
Toronto, ON |
12:15 p.m. |
Phoenix Athletics |
| Sam Effah |
100m – round 1 |
Calgary, AB |
12:15 p.m. |
University of Calgary |
| Gavin Smellie |
100m – round 1 |
Etobicoke, ON |
12:15 p.m. |
Flying Angels |
Follow Team Canada at the 2013 IAAF World Championship in Athletics at www.worlds2013.athletics.ca.
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