Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
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
Montreal Caarabins quarterback Jonathan Senecal of Montreal, Quebec has won the 2023 Hec Crighton Trophy. The trophy is presented to the top university football player in Canada each year. Senecal becomes the first player from the University of Montreal to Read more
The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds will face the University of Montreal Carabins in the 2023 Vanier Cup in Kingston, Ontario on Saturday. The Thunderbirds won the 2023 Mitchell Bowl yesterday after defeating the University of St. Francis Xavier X-Men Read more
The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds won the 2023 USport Women’s Soccer Championship on Sunday. In the championship final at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario, the Thunderbirds won an all-British Columbia final as they defeated the Trinity Western University Read more
The Cape Breton University Capers have won the 2023 University Sport Men’s Soccer Championship. On Sunday in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the Capers defeated the University of Montreal Carabins 1-0 in the championship final on a goal by Jacob Spizzirri of Read more
For the first time ever, Canada has won the Billie Jean King Cup, which is considered the world’s most notable women’s team tennis tournament. On Sunday, Canada beat Italy two matches to none thanks to singles victories by Leylah Annie Read more