Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, the 2020 Mann Cup has been cancelled because of coronavirus. The cup is awarded annually to the Canadian senior men’s box lacrosse champions of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. In addition to the Mann Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Wednesday, Canadian swimming sensation Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ontario was named the Big Ten Conference female swimmer of the year on Wednesday. Mac Neil won six gold medals for the University of Michigan Read more
According to Volleyball Canada on Friday, the 2020 Volleyball Nations League for both men and women has been cancelled because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. There was supposed to be a Volleyball Nations League women’s event from TD Place in Read more
According to Devin Heroux of CBC Sports, the Canadian Federal Government will be giving financial assistance to sports organizations during the coronavirus crisis. In an announcement made on Friday, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that $72 million will be distributed Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Wednesday, Oklahoma State Cowboys running back Chuba Hubbard of Sherwood Park, Alberta won the Jon Cornish Trophy for the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association season. The award is presented to the best Canadian from Read more
The 2020 World Cup Mountain Biking event in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec has been cancelled due to coronavirus according to James Smurthwaite of pinkbike.com on Tuesday. The men’s and women’s cross country events were to take place on August 23. However, all Read more
The 2020 Spruce Meadows Masters just south of Calgary has been cancelled according to Melissa Gilligan of Global News. The event was supposed to take place on September 13, but will no longer occur because of coronavirus. There are currently Read more
Canadian Olympic silver medalist Andre De Grasse of Scarborough, Ontario is recommending that all Canadians make a financial contribution to Canadian food banks if they are able. De Grasse was one of 14 Canadians in the sports community who participated Read more
The 2020 World Triathlon Grand Final has been cancelled according to the Canadian Press. The event was to take place from August 22 to 23, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada but will no longer occur because of coronavirus. In a Read more
Former Canadian artistic swimming coach Julie Sauve of Montreal, Quebec passed away on Tuesday according to Radio Canada. She was 67 years old. Sauve was initially named a coach for the Synchro Canada National Program starting in 1982. In addition Read more