Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
Heading into the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, Team Canada was in a unique position when it came to the women’s 57 kilogram event. Only one Canadian judoka would be able to compete in the event even though Read more
You can almost guarantee Chinese dominance when it comes to Olympic diving. The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be no different. However, Canada will be a medal threat in all four women’s diving events. Canadian Olympic bronze medalists Jennifer Read more
Just competing for Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 has been a significant challenge for Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois Rivieres, Quebec. For years it appeared Vincent-Lapointe would not have a chance to compete for Canada because Read more
Canada has a remarkable history in Olympic rowing. The golden era for Canada in Olympic rowing was definitely the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where Team Canada came away with four gold medals (the men’s eights, women’s pairs, women’s fours, Read more
Team Canada began its quest for a third straight Olympic medal in women’s soccer on Wednesday with a 1-1 tie against Japan. Two-time Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, British Columbia scored Canada’s lone goal. It came in Read more
Even though the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo does not start officially start until Friday with the opening ceremonies, action is already underway in softball and soccer. On Wednesday, Team Canada came through with an impressive 4-0 win over Mexico Read more
With just more than three hours before Canadians will begin competing at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, I have come up with a number. That is the number of medals Canada will win at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Read more
According to the Canadian Olympic Committee on Monday, women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and Canadian men’s rugby sevens captain Nathan Hirayama of Richmond, British Columbia, have been named the flag bearers for Canada in the opening ceremonies Read more
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