Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario has won the 2023 Lionel Conacher Award, which is presented to the Canadian Press Athlete of the Year. He became the second basketball player to win the award, following Steve Nash Read more
Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario has won the 2023 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award on Wednesday according to Donna Spencer of the Canadian Press. The award is annually presented to the top Canadian female athlete of the year. McIntosh won four medals Read more
Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Elic Ayomanor of Medicine Hat, Alberta won the 2023 Jon Cornish Trophy on Wednesday according to the Canadian Press. The award is presented to the best Canadian football player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Ayomanor Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Toronto, Ontario won the 2023 Northern Star Award, presented to the top Canadian athlete of the year. It was a memorable 2023 calendar year for Gilgeous-Alexander, as he was fourth in NBA scoring Read more
According to Michael Charlebois of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Monday, two Canadian fencers won World Cup bronze medals this past weekend. Ruien Xiao of Markham, Ontario won the bronze medal in the women’s epee at a World Cup fencing Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Maude Charron of Sainte-Luce, Quebec won the bronze medal in a weightlifting Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar on Friday in the women’s 59 kilogram division. Charron won the gold medal for Canada in the women’s 64 Read more
Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Toronto, Ontario won their opening game on Wednesday in the 2023 World Beach Volleyball Professional Tour Finals in Doha, Qatar. In straight sets, Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes defeated the 2023 World Champions, Sara Hughes and Read more
Christa Deguchi of Lethbridge, Alberta won her eighth grand slam judo gold medal on Saturday when she won the 2023 Tokyo Grand Slam. The two-time World Champion (of 2019 and 2023) was one of two Canadians to reach the podium Read more
Canadians Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario, and Ilya Kharun of Montreal, Quebec won gold medals this past weekend at the 2023 United States Open Swimming Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. McIntosh won gold in the women’s 400 metre freestyle and Read more
The University of Montreal Carabins have won their second Vanier Cup in franchise history. On Saturday at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario, the Carabins defeated the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 16-9. The Carabins were led by Hec Crighton Read more