Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
It was a special day in Canadian judo on Friday, as there was an all-Canadian final in the women’s 57 kilograms at the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Slam event in Mongolia. Christa Deguchi of Lethbridge, Alberta defeated Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Read more
According to the Canadian Olympic Committee on Friday, Canadian Olympic Committee President and Canadian Olympic silver medalist Tricia Smith of Vancouver, British Columbia was honoured with the Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Read more
Team Canada came away with their second win of the 2023 World Men’s Volleyball Nations League season. On Thursday from Orleans, France, Canada beat Bulgaria 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-20. Four Canadians reached double digits in total points. Outside hitter Stephen Read more
Mike Woods of East York, Ontario won the La Route d’Occitanie, a four stage cycling race in southwest France on Sunday according to the Canadian Press. It is the second straight year that Woods won La Route d’Occitanie, as he Read more
Tyler Mislawchuk of Winnipeg, Manitoba won a silver medal in a World Cup triathlon event in Huatulco, Mexico on Saturday. According to Chris Dornan of Triathlon Canada, this was fourth straight time that Mislawchuk won a medal in the men’s Read more
Sarah Mitton of Liverpool, Nova Scotia is a Diamond League champion for the very first time. On Thursday, she won the gold medal in the women’s shot put at the 2023 Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. Mitton had a throw Read more
Team Canada is at the .500 mark after six games in the 2023 Women’s Nations Volleyball League. On Wednesday night in Canada (Thursday in Hong Kong), Canada defeated Bulgaria 25-15, 25-13, 25-15. Due to the fact Canada won the match Read more
According to Canadian Olympic Committee freelance contributor Michael Charlebois on Monday, Erin Brooks won the silver medal in the women’s shortboard competition at the 2023 World Surfing Games in El Sunzal, El Salvador this past Wednesday. Even though Brooks was Read more
Marco Arop of Edmonton, Alberta won a silver medal on Friday in the men’s 800 metres at a Diamond League event in Paris, France. In the last event of the day, Arop posted a season best time of 1:43.30 seconds. Read more
Canada played its first game in men’s Volleyball Nations League action for 2023 on Tuesday. At Toronto Dominion Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada defeated Cuba in five sets, 25-21, 26-28, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13. Canada’s top player was without a doubt Read more