Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Team Canada won their first game of the 2024 Men’s Volleyball Nations League in Antalya, Turkey on Tuesday. In four sets, Canada beat the home nation from Turkey, 17-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21. Three Canadians reached double digits in points. Outside Read more
Team Canada earned two medals on Monday at the 2024 World Judo Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In an interesting sequence of events, Christa Deguchi of Lethbridge, Alberta and Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Jessica Klimkait of Whitby, Ontario Read more
Joshua Liendo of Toronto, Ontario set the Canadian record in the men’s 100 metre butterfly on Sunday at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Swimming Trials in Toronto. Liendo had a time of 50.06 seconds, which broke his old Canadian record Read more
Ceili McCabe of Vancouver, British Columbia set the Canadian record in the women’s 3000 metre steeplechase on Friday according to Chloe Morrison of olympic.ca on Sunday. For McCabe, she won gold in the Los Angeles Grand Prix with a time Read more
Sarah Mitton of Liverpool, Nova Scotia won the bronze medal in a Diamond League women’s shot put event in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday. For Mitton it was her eighth Diamond League medal as she has now won one gold medal, Read more
Mathis Beaulieu of Quebec City, Quebec recorded his first World Cup men’s triathlon medal on Sunday. He placed second in a World Cup men’s triathlon event in Huatulco, Mexico. Beaulieu posted an overall time of 58 minutes and 15 seconds. Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Andre de Grasse of Scarborough, Ontario won the silver medal in the men’s 100 metes at a Diamond League event in Rabat, Morrocco on Sunday. For de Grasse, it was his 20th career Golden League medal. Read more
Team Canada has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in women’s 3×3 basketball. On Sunday in the last chance qualifying tournament in Debrecen, Hungary, the Canadian team comprised of Paige Crozon of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, twins Michelle and Katherine Read more
For the eighth time in his career, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Damian Warner of London, Ontario has won the Hypo Meeting decathlon event in Gotzis, Austria. Considered one of the most prestigious decathlon events in the entire world, Warner had Read more
Team Canada improved to a record of three wins and one loss in 2024 Women’s Volleyball Nations League action on Saturday from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After beating the Dominican Republic 25-20, 25-21, 25-22 in straight sets on Thursday, and Read more