Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
The Canadian Olympic women’s soccer team was named the Canadian Press Team of the Year on Thursday. It was a breakthrough year for the program, which won a major international competition for the first time ever. On August 6 in Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Damian Warner of London, Ontario won the 2021 Lionel Conacher Award on Wednesday, presented to the top Canadian male athlete of the year. Warner placed first in the men’s decathlon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Read more
It was announced on Wednesday that Canadian Olympic gold medalist Bruny Surin of Montreal, Quebec is among the newest appointees to the Order of Canada. Surin won a gold medal for Canada in the men’s 4×100 metre relay at the Read more
It was a spectacular performance by Canadian swimmers this past week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Team Canada won 15 medals, the third most in the competition, behind the United States at 30 medals, and Italy at 16 medals. Read more
According to Chloe Morrison of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Monday, Boady Santavy of Sarnia, Ontario won a silver medal in the snatch of the men’s 96 kilogram division at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Santavy was able Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Damian Warner of London, Ontario has won the 2021 Lou Marsh Award according to Jesse Campigotto of CBC Sports on Thursday. Warner won the gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 in Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Mitchell of Brandon, Manitoba won two medals this past weekend at the 2021 International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Champions League. She finished second in the individual sprint and keirin races. Mitchell placed behind Emma Hinze Read more
The University of Western Ontario Mustangs won their eighth Vanier Cup in school history on Saturday. The Mustangs defeated the University of Saskatchewan Huskies 27-21 at Stade Telus in Quebec City, Quebec. Mustangs quarterback Evan Hillock of Hamilton, Ontario won Read more
Tre Ford of the University of Waterloo Warriors won the 2021 Hec Crighton Award on Thursday. The award is presented to the most outstanding player in Canadian University Football. Ford is a native of Niagara Falls, Ontario. He not only Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Antoine Valois-Fortier of Quebec City, Quebec retired at age 31 on Thursday according to the Canadian Press. Valois-Fortier placed third in the men’s 81 kilogram weight class in judo at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. At Read more