Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Erica Wiebe of Stittsville, Ontario and Danielle Lappage of Olds, Alberta each won the gold medal in women’s wrestling at the 2018 Poland Open on Friday from Ziolkowski, Poland. Wiebe won the gold medal in the women’s Read more
Team Canada won the silver medal on Saturday in team equestrian at the 2018 BMO Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows, just south of Calgary. The competition is one of the elite equestrian team competitions in the world as countries prepare Read more
Emily Batty of Oshawa, Ontario won her second bronze medal of her career at the World Mountain Biking Championships on Saturday from Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Batty placed third behind gold medalist Kate Courtney of the United States and silver medalist Annika Read more
Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ontario won the bronze medal in the men’s pole vault at the 2018 International Association of Athletics Federations Diamond League Final in Brussels, Belgium on Friday. It was Barber’s most impressive result during the 2018 track and Read more
Team Canada has won the bronze medal at the 2018 Women’s Baseball World Cup in Viera, Florida. In the bronze medal game on Friday, Canada beat the United States 8-5. With the game tied at three after nine innings of Read more
Canadian Olympian Vincent De Haitre of Ottawa, Ontario has announced he is making the switch from speed skating to cycling.In an announcement made this week, De Haitre hopes to represent Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. According to Read more
Emily Batty of Oshawa, Ontario continued her marvelous 2018 women’s mountain biking season on Friday in La Bresse, France. Batty won a silver medal in a women’s World Cup mountain biking competition, making it the fourth consecutive time this season Read more
It was a glorious weekend for Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec this past weekend at the 2018 World Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal. Vincent-Lapointe won two gold medals in events with Olympic status, and showcased her remarkable versatility and Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan is joining the Toronto Maple Leafs as their assistant director of player development. In an announcement made on Thursday, Wickenheiser will continue to live in Calgary as she completes her medical degree. Read more
Michael Mason of New Westminster, British Columbia won the silver medal in the men’s high jump in a Diamond League event in Birmingham, England on Saturday. It was the first time in Mason’s career that he reached the podium Read more