Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Evie Pritchard of Nanaimo, British Columbia has won Canada’s second medal at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. On Thursday, Pritchard posted a third place score of 137.79 points to win the bronze medal in the women’s Read more
Anes Mati of Montreal, Quebec has won Canada’s first medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Summer Games in Dakar, Senegal. On Sunday, Mati won the silver medal in the men’s 66 kilogram judo division. Mati lost the final to Khazar Read more
Wushu athlete Miranda Wei of Calgary, Alberta and rugby sevens player Adam Burnett of Toronto, Ontario have been named the Canadian flag bearers for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games which begins in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday. This is the Read more
The 2026 World Aquatics Swimming Short Course World Cup took place in Astana, Kazakhstan this past weekend with Canadian swimmers coming through with three medals. Canadian Olympic silver medalist Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, British Columbia won the gold medal in Read more
Canadian Olympic silver medalist Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, British Columbia won the gold medal in the women’s 200 metre backstroke at a Women’s Short Course Swimming World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. This was Ruck’s second career gold medal Read more
Team Canada won six medals over the weekend at the World Short Course Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Four medals were won by Olympic silver medalist Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, British Columbia. Meanwhile, Blake Tierney of Mississauga, Ontario Read more
The province of Quebec will co-host the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Cup according to the Canadian Press on Thursday. Games will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal and the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. Montreal and Quebec City Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, Craig Dods of Galashiels, Scotland has been hired as the new head coach of the Canadian men’s rugby sevens team. Dods will also be the assistant coach of the Canadian National Men’s Rugby Read more
Nick Taylor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Corey Conners of Listowel, Ontario won their second foursome match together at the 2026 Presidents Cup in Medinah, Illinois. On Saturday, Taylor and Conners defeated the American team of Russell Henley and Jacob Bridgeman Read more
Canadians Corey Conners of Listowel, Ontario and Nick Taylor of Winnipeg, Manitoba are representing the International Team at the 2026 Presidents Cup in Chicago, Illinois. On Friday at the Medinah Country Club, Conners and Taylor teamed up together in foursome Read more