Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Three-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario set two short course world records this past week at the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The length of the pool at these world championships is Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh of Toronto, Ontario won the 2024 Northern Star Award. She was recognized for becoming the first Canadian to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. In Paris this past summer, McIntosh won Read more
Francois Gauthier-Drapeau of Alma, Quebec and Kyle Reyes of Brampton, Ontario each won the bronze medal on Sunday at the International Judo Federation Grand Slam in Tokyo, Japan. Gauthier-Drapeau placed third in the men’s 81 kilogram division, and Reyes placed Read more
According to Gregory Strong of the Canadian Press on Saturday, the Laval Rouge et Or have won the 2024 Vanier Cup. They defeated the University of Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 22-17 at Richardson Memorial Stadium in Kingston, Ontario. The game Read more
According to 3downnation.com on Thursday, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks quarterback Taylor Elgersma of London, Ontario has won the 2024 Hec Crighton Trophy. The award is presented annually to the most outstanding player in Canadian university football. During the Ontario Read more
Pamela Ware of Greenfield Park, Quebec has announced her retirement from international diving at the age of 31 according to Jean-Francois Tremblay of the Canadian Press on Thursday. Ware won four medals at the World Aquatics Championships, 14 medals at Read more
Three more Canadian sports people are being honoured by the Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto. According to newswire.ca, Dr. Frank J. Hayden and Danielle Campo were recognized on Wednesday night at Toronto’s Liberty Grand. Meanwhile, Mike Weir will be Read more
We now know the two teams who will play in the 2024 Vanier Cup on Saturday from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. It will be the Laval Rouge et Or and the Laurier Golden Hawks. The Golden Hawks defeated Bishop’s Read more
It was a terrific Sunday for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds soccer programs. UBC won the national titles for the men and women. Ironically, both scores in the final were 1-0. In the men’s championship game, the Thunderbirds beat Read more
We now know the four teams left trying to win the 2024 Vanier Cup. In the Uteck Bowl, the Ontario champion Wilfrid Laurier University will play the Atlantic champion Bishop’s University at Coulter Field in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and in the Read more