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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…”

National Track League series continues in Moncton with Hub City Classic

The Hub City Classic, the fourth stop on the 2012 National Track League (NTL) circuit takes place today beginning at 6:30pm in Moncton. N.B. The Hub City Classic features ten NTL events with over 100 athletes from 12 different countries participating. More…

BMY Championships Weekend Things To Do…

Thank you to Alex for providing several excellent “To Do” suggestions that we have incorporated into the sub-Tab called  Things To Do. You’ll see that your suggestions are vital, so we are asking you for more original ideas that are not necessarily to be found on the Niagara Falls website. Again, let’s try to promote theContinue reading “BMY Championships Weekend Things To Do…”

The BMY Meet “Kit”, August 4/5th Has Arrived

OK, here it is. You can move back from the edges of your seats. You no longer have to keep pacing, awaiting a knock at the door. The mailman has delivered! Our BMY Championships AO Kit is here in solid bits and bytes! Enjoy, absorb, digest and interpret. Volunteers start your engines. Now we canContinue reading “The BMY Meet “Kit”, August 4/5th Has Arrived”

New Athletics Canada Hall of Fame Inductees…

From Athletics Canada: Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame Athletes Charmaine Crooks of Vancouver, B.C., Milt Ottey of Toronto, Ont., Guillaume LeBlanc of Sept-Îles, Que., Dave Steen of New Westminster, B.C., and Bruny Surin of Montreal, Que., were enriched into Athletics Canada’s Hall of Fame this morning toContinue reading “New Athletics Canada Hall of Fame Inductees…”