Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Team Canada won their first game of the 2018 Women’s World Volleyball Championship in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. The Canadians defeated Cuba 16-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-20 to improve to a record of one win and three losses. Four Canadians reached double Read more
Michael Woods of Toronto, Ontario won the bronze medal on Sunday at the 2018 World Road Cycling Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. The podium finish was Woods’s greatest achievement in his career as a cyclist. Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the Read more
Team Canada is in the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Tenerife, Spain. On Tuesday, Canada finished Group A action with a perfect record of three wins and zero losses with a 71-60 win over France. The Read more
Christa Deguchi of Montreal, Quebec has won the bronze medal for Canada at the 2018 World Judo Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. Deguchi placed third in the women’s 57 kilogram division on Saturday to become the first Canadian female ever to win Read more
Team Canada has improved to a record of two wins and zero losses at the 2018 Women’s Basketball World Cup in San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain. On Sunday, Canada trounced South Korea 82-63 and is currently tied with France Read more
Team Canada remains alive at the 2018 World Men’s Volleyball Championship in Italy and Bulgaria. On Saturday from Sofia, Bulgaria, Canada beat Iran in five tight sets, 25-20, 20-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-12. Team Canada won despite a scoreboard malfunction which Read more
Team Canada has won its first game of the 2018 Women’s Basketball World Cup. On Saturday, Team Canada trounced Greece 82-51 in Tenerife, Spain. Kim Gaucher of Surrey, British Columbia led Canada with 16 points. Three other Canadians reached double digits Read more
Haya Jumaa of Mississauga, Ontario won the bronze medal in a Karate Premier League event in Berlin, Germany this past weekend. It was the fourth time in Jumaa’s career that she earned a medal at a Karate Premier League event. Read more
Caileigh Filmer of Victoria, British Columbia and Hillary Janssens of Cloverdale, British Columbia won a gold medal for Canada on Saturday at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. It was the only gold medal for Canada in an event Read more
Team Canada has clinched a spot in the second round of the 2018 World Men’s Volleyball Championship in Ruse, Bulgaria. On Saturday, Canada beat China in four sets, 25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-23, to improve to a record of three wins Read more