Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Team Canada has won its first game in the history of the FIFA World Cup. On Thursday, Canada trounced Qatar 6-0 at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. To put the Canadian win into perspective, the FIFA World Cup began Read more
Team Canada defeated the Netherlands in the 2026 Women’s Volleyball Nations League from Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday. With the win, Canada improved to a record of three wins and two losses. The Canadian win was by a score of 20-25, Read more
Molly Simpson of Red Deer, Alberta won a silver medal on Saturday and a bronze medal on Sunday in two World Cup BMX cycling events in Papendal, Netherlands. It has been a spectacular start to the 2026 World Cup BMX Read more
Tyler Mislawchuk of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the gold medal on Sunday in a World Cup Triathlon in Huatulco, Mexico. For Mislawchuk, it was his ninth career World Cup medal. He has won four gold medals, three silver medals, and two Read more
For the second straight week, the Canadian volleyball program came away with a memorable victory in Canada. After the Canadian women’s volleyball program stunned the United States for the first time ever, and then had a very impressive win over Read more
Marco Arop of Edmonton, Alberta and Sarah Mitton of Liverpool, Nova Scotia each won bronze medals on Wednesday in a Diamond League event in Oslo, Norway. Arop placed third in the men’s 800 metres and Mitton placed third in the Read more
Jayden Nelson of Brampton, Ontario has been added to the Canadian men’s soccer team two days prior to the commencement of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to Chris Jones of CBC Sports, Nelson is an injury replacement for attacking Read more
Team Canada won the gold medal in the 2026 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) U18 AmericaCup in Leon, Mexico on Sunday. This was the first time ever that Canada won the gold medal in the intercontinental event. In the gold medal Read more
Molly Simpson of Red Deer, Alberta won a gold medal and silver medal respectively in the first two Women’s BMX cycling World Cup events of the 2026 season in Sarrians, France. Simpson won gold on Saturday and silver on Sunday. Read more
Canadian Olympic silver medalist Marco Arop of Edmonton, Alberta and Sarah Mitton of Liverpool, Nova Scotia each won medals at the 2026 Stockholm Diamond League on Sunday. Arop won the silver medal in the men’s 800 metres and Mitton won Read more