Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Aurelie Rivard of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec has won her sixth career gold medal at the 2022 International Paralympic Committee World Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal on Friday. Rivard placed first in the women’s 50 metre freestyle in the S10 classification. Rivard Read more
Brandie Wilkerson and Sophie Bukovec of Toronto, Ontario have reached the semifinals in women’s action of the 2022 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Rome, Italy. On Friday, Wilkerson and Bukovec beat an Italian squad that had home court advantage. The Read more
We now know that Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia will host games during the 2026 World Cup according to Gemma Karstens-Smith of CBC. This World Cup is significant because it will be held in three different countries–Canada, the United Read more
Team Canada continued to do well at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal on Thursday. Canadian swimmers won three medals–one gold, one silver and one bronze. The gold and bronze medal came in the same event–the women’s Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Andre De Grasse of Scarborough, Ontario won the gold medal on Thursday at the 2022 Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway. De Grasse might not have posted the fastest time of his career, but did post a Read more
There are two Canadian teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Rome, Italy. Both of the Canadian teams are on the women’s side as Sophie Bukovec and Brandie Wilkerson of Toronto, Ontario Read more
Team Canada has returned to the .500 mark in the Volleyball Women’s Nations League. On Thursday, Canada defeated Belgium 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22 in four sets from Quezon City, Philippines to improve to a record of three wins and three Read more
Nicolas Guy-Turbide of Quebec City, Quebec won the gold medal in the men’s 100 metre backstroke at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal on Wednesday. It was one of two medals Canadian athletes won at the Championships Read more
Two Canadian women’s teams are in the round of 16 at the 2022 World Beach Volleyball Championships in Rome, Italy. On Wednesday, Brandie Wilkerson and Sophie Bukovic of Toronto, Ontario defeated Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee and Taravadee Naraphornrapat of Thailand 21-16, 19-21, Read more
The Canadian duo of Daniel Dearing and Sam Schachter of Toronto, Ontario are in the round of 32 of the 2022 World Men’s Beach Volleyball Championships in Rome, Italy. On Tuesday, Schachter and Dearing beat Juan Ramon Virgen Pulido and Read more