Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
In one of the most fascinating football games of 2019, the University of Calgary Dinos reached the Hardy Cup final for the 12th straight year with a dramatic 47-46 win over the University of Manitoba Bisons. The Dinos will now Read more
Canadians came away with two medals on Saturday at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo competition from the United Arab Emirates. Arthur Margelidon of Montreal, Quebec won a silver medal in the men’s 73 kilogram division and Shady El Read more
Canada has qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in men’s field hockey. On Sunday, from Rutledge Field in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada beat Ireland in a two game total point series that required a shootout to declare the Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Brent Hayden of Mission, British Columbia has decided to come out of retirement. In an announcement made on Wednesday, what is remarkable about this announcement is that Hayden retired from competitive swimming seven years ago, after Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ontario is now a member of parliament. On Monday in the Canadian federal election, van Koeverden won the riding of Milton, Ontario in an upset as he defeated Conservative Party deputy Read more
Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ontario has won his first career ATP event. On Sunday, Shapovalov defeated Filip Krajinovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4 to win the 2019 Stockholm Open. Shapovalov’s serve was working extremely well in Sunday’s final. Shapovalov had Read more
Tammara Thibeault of Saint-Georges, Quebec has won the bronze medal for Canada at the 2019 Women’s World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Thibeault won Canada’s only medal at the World Championships, as she placed third in the women’s 75 kilogram Read more
Team Canada improved to three wins and three losses on Wednesday at the International Volleyball Federation Men’s World Cup. It has was a tough test for the Canadian squad, but in the end they came through with a tight 25-20, Read more
Haya Jumaa of Mississauga, Ontario won the silver medal in a Premier League Karate 1 event in Moscow, Russia on Sunday. Jumaa placed second in the women’s 61 kilogram Kumite division. Jumaa lost the gold medal match to Rozita Alipourkeshka of Read more
Team Canada recorded two weekend wins over Egypt and Australia at the 2019 Men’s Volleyball World Cup from Nagano, Japan. In the tournament that happens once every four years, Canada defeated Egypt 27-25, 27-25, 16-25, 22-25, 15-9 on Friday and Read more