Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
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
Ilya Kharun of Montreal, Quebec won the bronze medal on Wednesday in the men’s 200 metre butterfly at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. For Kharun, it was his first Olympic medal and a Canadian national record, as he posted Read more
Team Canada beat China twice on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. First in women’s water polo, as Canada defeated China 12-7 in Group A action. Then in women’s 3×3 basketball, as Canada defeated China 21-11 in round Read more
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, Quebec not only won once, but twice on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Auger-Aliassime beat Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the third round of men’s singles, 6-3. 7-6, and then teamed up with Read more
The fifth day of Olympic competition since the Opening Ceremonies takes place on Wednesday. Here is the schedule from a Canadian perspective. There is a medal chance in the men’s 200 metre butterfly swimming event, as Ilya Kharun of Montreal, Read more
Team Canada beat Australia in three different sports on Tuesday. They were men’s basketball, women’s 3×3 basketball and women’s rugby sevens. In men’s basketball, Canada improved to a record of two wins and zero losses following a 93-83 win. RJ Read more
The fourth day of the 2024 Olympic Games takes place on Tuesday with judo, tennis, basketball, rugby sevens, gymnastics, archery, swimming and volleyball. Team Canada is in the semifinals in women’s rugby sevens against Australia with a 75% chance of Read more
Heading into the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, there were huge expectations for Canadian swimming superstar Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario. Well, on Monday she delivered in a huge way, as she literally clobbered the pack in her specialty. McIntosh Read more
For the first time Canada is represented in women’s 3×3 basketball at the Olympic Games. Here is my interview with one of Canada’s most pivotal players, Michelle Plouffe of Edmonton, Alberta. Q: Your team is among the best in the Read more
Heading into the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Christa Deguchi was the clear gold medal favourite in the women’s 57 kilogram weight class. On Monday, Deguchi made Canadian sports history by becoming the very first Canadian judoka to win gold. Read more