Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Allison Beveridge of Calgary, Alberta won a World Cup cycling bronze medal in the women’s Omnium at a World Cup event in London, Great Britain on Friday. Beveridge posted 400 points and placed behind gold medalist Kirsten Wild Read more
The groups are now set for the 2019 Women’s World Cup of Soccer in France.In an announcement made on Saturday, Team Canada has been placed in Group E with Cameroon, New Zealand and the Netherlands. This will be the first Read more
Team Canada has qualified for the 2019 Basketball World Cup in China. Team Canada earned their spot by beating Brazil 94-67 in the FIBA World Cup qualification in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday, and have joined Argentina, the United States Read more
Christine Girard of Elliott Lake, Ontario was officially presented with her two Olympic medals at a ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario on Monday. Girard was awarded the bronze medal in women’s 63 kilogram weightlifting from the 2008 Read more
Jacob Valois of Boucherville, Quebec won the gold medal in the men’s 66 kilogram division at the 2018 Asian Judo Open from Hong Kong on Saturday. Valois was one of three Canadians to land on the podium. Hakim Chala of Read more
Team Canada won bronze in the men’s and women’s team pursuit cycling at a World Cup in Berlin, Germany on Friday. The Canadian men beat Great Britain to win the bronze medal, while the Canadian women beat Italy to Read more
Team Canada won a silver medal on Friday at a Women’s Rugby Sevens World Series event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Friday. It is the second medal for Team Canada this season as they also won the bronze medal Read more
Doug Vandor of Montreal, Quebec has been named the Canadian chef de mission for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Vandor competed for Canada in men’s lightweight double sculls at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the Read more
Jessica Klimkait of Markham, Ontario won a gold medal for Canada in the women’s 57 kilogram division at the Osaka Grand Slam judo competition on Sunday. Klimkait was one of two Canadians to reach the podium as Shady El-Nahas of Read more
The University of Laval Rouge et Or won the 2018 Vanier Cup in Quebec City, Quebec on Saturday. The Rouge et Or won the 54th Canadian University football championship by defeating the The University of Western Ontario Mustangs 34-20. It was Read more