Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Team Canada improved to a record of three wins and zero losses in Olympic men’s basketball action this week. On Friday, Canada squeaked out a win and defeated Spain 88-85. Ironically it was the exact same score where Canada defeated Read more
Sophiane Methot of Longueuil, Quebec won a bronze medal for Canada in women’s trampoline on Friday. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Methot posted a third place score of 55.65 points. Byony Page of Great Britain won the gold Read more
This is a gigantic day in the history of Felix Auger-Aliassime’s tennis career. He is in the semifinals in men’s tennis against the world number two, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, and will then team up with Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa Read more
Wyatt Sanford of Kennetcook, Nova Scotia has guaranteed a Canadian Olympic medal in men’s boxing. On Thursday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Sanford defeated Ruslan Abdullaev of Uzbekistan 4-1 in his quarterfinal bout and is now off to Read more
Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario has already won three medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. After winning silver in the women’s 400 metre freestyle on Saturday, and the gold in the women’s 400 metre individual medley on Monday, Read more
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, Quebec has qualified for the semifinals of the Olympic men’s singles tennis tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In quarterfinal action on Thursday, Auger-Aliassime, the 13th seed, beat the sixth seed Casper Ruud of Read more
It was the tale of two drastically different Olympic Games for the Canadian Women’s Rugby Sevens teams at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, and then the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Three years ago, there was an Read more
Eric Peters of Ottawa, Ontario has reached the round of 16 Olympic men’s archery tournament. On Tuesday, he upset two opponents if you take a look at the world rankings, in his first two matches in the Olympic tournament of Read more
Athletics begins on Thursday with the 20 kilometre walk. Yes folks, it is a thing, and Canada has one of the best race walkers in the world, in Evan Dunfee of Richmond, British Columbia. Dunfee won the bronze medal in Read more
Team Canada is in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Women’s Soccer Tournament. In a remarkable display of tenacity and grit, Canada beat Colombia 1-0 on Wednesday to stay in the hunt. You may be of the opinion that Team Canada Read more