Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec and Katie Vincent of Mississauga, Ontario won the gold medal and silver medal respectively in the women’s C1 200 metres at a World Cup sprint canoeing competition in Duisburg, Germany on Saturday. They also teamed Read more
It has been a really good last two weeks for Canadian artistic swimmers Claudia Holzner of Calgary, Alberta and Jacqueline Simoneau of Chambly, Quebec. In the two World Series artistic swimming events in North America in 2019, Holzner and Simoneau Read more
Brittany Crew of Mississauga, Ontario set the Canadian record in the women’s shot put on Saturday. Crew threw the shot put 18.69 metres to finish in third place at the Hallesche Werfertage International Outdoor Track and Field Meet in Read more
Team Canada won four medals at the 2019 Hohhot Grand Prix in China from May 24-26. The multiple medals at the prestigious international judo event is just a prime example of just how much depth the Canadian international judo program Read more
Once again, there is a lot to get excited about the Canadian women’s mountain biking team. On May 24, Haley Smith of Markham, Ontario won her first World Cup medal of her career with a bronze medal at a race Read more
Team Canada evened their record to one win and one loss of the 2019 FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) Nations League. On Saturday from Mendoza, Argentina, Team Canada beat Team Portugal in straight sets 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 in three straight sets. The Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Aaron Brown of Toronto, Ontario won the gold medal in the men’s 200 metres at a Diamond League event in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday. Brown, who posted a season best time of 20.06 seconds, won his Read more
Team Canada won a gold and silver medal in a women’s 200 metre canoeing race in Poznan, Poland on Saturday. Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec placed first and Katie Vincent of Mississauga, Ontario placed second. Despite having a similar last Read more
Three Canadian Olympic gold medalists will be inducted into the Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in Calgary, Alberta in 2019. They are hockey player Martin Brodeur of Montreal, Quebec (men’s ice hockey), Jayna Hefford of Trenton, Ontario (women’s hockey) and Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze of Montreal, Quebec has been diagnosed with brain cancer. In an announcement made on Wednesday, it has been reported that Lamaze has been facing cancer for more than a year. Lamaze won a gold Read more