Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Brian Yang of Toronto, Ontario accomplished one of the biggest feats of his badminton career on Sunday. He reached the final of the 2024 Indonesian Masters before losing to Anders Antonsen of Denmark, 18-21, 21-13, 21-18. For Yang, it was Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Thursday, Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ontario died of an illness at the age of 29 on Wednesday. Barber won the gold medal in the men’s pole vault at the 2015 International Association of Athletics Read more
Jessica Guo of Toronto, Ontario recorded her second career World Cup fencing medal on Thursday in Paris, France. The podium performance, a bronze medal in the women’s foil event, is significant because it happened in the same city that will Read more
Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario set the women’s 200 metre individual medley Pro Swim Series record on Saturday. She posted a time of 2:07.16 in winning gold in Knoxville, Tennessee. McIntosh actually broke her own Pro Swim Series record of Read more
Team Canada has improved to a record of one win and one loss in the Olympic Women’s Field Hockey Qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain with a 3-0 win over Malaysia on Sunday. With the win, Canada improved to a record Read more
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