From Athletics Canada: BARCELONA- Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ont., has won Canada’s first medal at the 2012 World Athletics Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Barber won bronze in the boys pole vault in a new Canadian junior record of 5.55-metres. Barber’s outstanding performance today places him second on the Canadian all-time list behind Douglas Wood’s 1991Continue reading “Shawnacy Barber of Toronto wins bronze on Day 3 of World Junior Championships”
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Simon Whitfield…Our Flagbearer
Simon Whitfield will be carrying the Canadian Flag for the opening ceremonies at the Olympics in London. Well deserved! Let’s hope the “Curse of the Flag-Bearer” is a myth!
Bingham 4th in 100-metre final; World Junior Championships day 2 wrap up
BARCELONA – The IAAF World Junior Championships continued today in Barcelona, Spain. Day two highlights include a fourth place finish in the girls 100-metres final and five personal bests. More…
Athletics Canada nominates five more to Olympic Games team
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced five additional nominees today to the 2012 OlympicGames team. Daundre Barnaby of Brampton, Ont., Aaron Brown of Toronto, Ont., Tremaine Harris of Markham, Ont., Kerri-Ann Mitchell of Pickering, Ont., and Sheila Reid of Newmarket, Ont., were nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee for inclusion on the 2012 Olympic Games team. This bringsContinue reading “Athletics Canada nominates five more to Olympic Games team”
Results from Wednesday Evening’s Guelph Youth Twilight Meet
Bill’s Bulletins: Here are the results from a warm evening’s work.
9 athletes qualify to next round on Day 1 of World Junior Track and Field Championship
BARCELONA – Nine Canadian athletes made their mark in Barcelona, Spain on day one of the World Junior Track and Field Championships qualifying into later rounds. More…
National Track League championships on the line at Toronto Track + Field Games
TORONTO – The 2012 National Track League (NTL) Finale takes place tomorrow evening at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ont., with the staging of the Toronto International Track + Field Games (TITFG). The TITFG are the sixth and final stop on the 2012 National Track League circuit. More…
IAAF World Junior Championships begin in Spain
BARCELONA – The 14th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Junior Championships begins today in Barcelona, Spain with a contingent of 46 Canadian athletes ready to battle with the best junior (under 20 years of age) athletes in the world. Among those competing in the first session on day 1: James Turner of Kelowna, B.C., inContinue reading “IAAF World Junior Championships begin in Spain”
The future is bright; Canadian track and field team enjoys best ever NACAC U-23 Championship with 18 medals
Athletics Canada’s entry at the NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association) under-23 Championships won an amazing 18 medals over the course of the three day competition this weekend in Guanajuato, Mexico. Canada’s previous best event finish at this event was a haul of 17 medals at the 2010 edition held in theContinue reading “The future is bright; Canadian track and field team enjoys best ever NACAC U-23 Championship with 18 medals”
Welcome to the Dig It All age…
Do you have an hour to spare tomorrow (Saturday) morning by any chance? We’re looking for a few keen Volunteers to help do some edging by the Field event areas, while the Training session is underway. JP will be directing this eager team of parents, guardians, and athlete siblings for an hour’s effort to getContinue reading “Welcome to the Dig It All age…”
Niagara Olympic Club 