Category Archives: Stats

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”

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…”