Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
There were a lot of expectations for the Canadian women’s basketball team heading into the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. After reaching the quarterfinals at the last two Olympic Games, there were high hopes that this Canadian team Read more
Andre de Grasse of Scarborough, Ontario won his fourth career Olympic medal on Sunday when he won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. De Grasse posted a personal best time of 9.89 seconds, but Read more
Penny Oleksiak of Toronto, Ontario is in the Canadian Olympic record books. On Saturday in Canada (Sunday in Japan), the 21-year-old swimming phenom won her seventh Olympic medal all-time and became the most decorated Canadian Olympian of all-time. Four of Read more
Kylie Masse of Windsor, Ontario has won Canada’s 12th medal of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday in Japan (Friday evening in Canada). In the women’s 200 metre backstroke, Masse posted a second place time of 2:05.42. Masse Read more
Team Canada is in the final four of women’s soccer at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. On Friday, the Canadian squad came away with a dramatic, and emotionally exhausting shootout win over Brazil in the quarterfinals. There Read more
Team Canada is back at the .500 mark in Olympic men’s volleyball. In Pool A action on Thursday in Canada (Friday morning in Japan), the Canadian team pounded Venezuela 25-13, 25-22, 25-12. With the win, Canada has a record of Read more
Team Canada has won their 11th medal of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and it is a gold medal in the women’s rowing eights. The Canadian team comprised of Lisa Roman of Surrey, British Columbia, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski of Montreal, Read more
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Evan Dunfee of Richmond, British Columbia finished in fourth place in the 50 kilometre walk. It was a thrilling competition, as Dunfee was beaten to the finish line by Japanese bronze Read more
Team Canada has regrouped and evened their record in the Olympic Women’s Basketball tournament. On Thursday in Tokyo (Wednesday evening in Canada), the Canadian squad pounded South Korea 53-74 after losing their first game of the tournament, 72-68 to Serbia. Read more
Caileigh Filmer of Victoria, British Columbia and Hillary Janssens of Surrey, British Columbia have won the bronze medal for Canada in the women’s rowing pairs competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. Canada has now won 10 Read more