Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we really did not know what to completely expect from Canada’s female swimmers. They had the potential to be good based on their results over the previous season. No one would Read more
Last week we took the time to preview eight team competitions. Now it is time to focus on eight different sports and their individual/team events from a Canadian perspective. Let us start with athletics. In the track competitions, Canada will Read more
Well folks, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are set to begin on Wednesday. Following is the complete list of events I will be watching. Television information will be posted in due course. The Canadian Olympic medal contender is mentioned Read more
In Olympic qualifying prior to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, you could not have found a more exciting game than the game between Canada and Ireland in Vancouver in men’s field hockey on October 27, 2019. In the first Read more
Historically in the women’s basketball tournament at the Olympic Games, the United States have dominated. Since 1976, the Americans have won eight of 11 Olympic gold medals. Canada’s best performance was a fourth place finish at the 1984 Olympic Games Read more
As the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo are approaching this week, I am thrilled to share with you a short interview with Canadian women’s beach volleyball stars Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ontario and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Toronto, Ontario. The 2019 Read more
In the history of the Olympic Games, this will be the third time that Canada has qualified in women’s water polo. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Canada qualified and finished in fifth place out of six teams. Then at Read more
Heading into the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Canada’s best chance for an Olympic medal in a team competition with a playoff format, may come in the rugby women’s sevens. There is no doubt that this is a deep Canadian Read more
In the fourth of an eight-part series looking at the Canadian teams that qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, it is time to take a look at the men’s rugby sevens squad. This will be the Read more
Mike Varga of Oshawa, Ontario has won two medals at the 2021 X Games in Riverside, California. On Wednesday, he won the bronze medal in Wendy’s BMX Park competition, and also won the gold medal for having the best trick. Read more