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Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin into Hall

June 29, 2012 By

Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame

Bruny Surin - Canada Relay

Bruny Surin – Canada Relay

CALGARY – Athletes Charmaine Crooks of Vancouver, B.C., Milt Ottey of Toronto, Ont., Guillaume LeBlanc of Sept-Îles, Que., Dave Steen of New Westminster, B.C., and Bruny Surin of Montreal, Que., were enriched into Athletics Canada’s Hall of Fame this morning to officially kick off Hall of Fame Friday at the 2012 Canadian Track and Field trials. The event was hosted by Scott Russell of CBC Sports Weekend and also saw the induction of Bob Adams of Saskatoon, Sask., in the builder category, Lyle Sanderson of Saskatoon, Sask., in the coach category and Myrtle Cook of Toronto, Ont., Fred Foot from Toronto, Ont., and Harry Jerome of Prince Albert, Sask., were honoured in memoriam. [Read more…]

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Coolsaet wins Half in Vancouver

June 25, 2012 By
Reid Coolsaet

Reid Coolsaet

VANCOUVER, BC – 06/24/2012 – Olympic-bound athlete Reid Coolsaet finished first at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon today, in his final run before the 2012 London Olympics. Elite runner Kip Kangogo and Olympic athlete Eric Gillis finished second place and third place respectively in an exciting finish to today’s half-marathon race. The Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K race brought out more than 7,000 runners to the city’s scenic Stanley Park where thousands of spectators cheered and more than $630,000 was raised for 60 local charities. [Read more…]

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Athletics Canada Junior Teams

June 23, 2012 By
Athletics Canada names teams

Athletics Canada names teams

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada officially announced today the athletes who will compete at the 2012 North American, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) U-23 Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico July 6-8 and the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain July 10-15. [Read more…]

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Edmonton awarded 2015 PanAM Juniors

June 5, 2012 By
2015 Panamerican Junior Championships

2015 Panamerican Junior Championships

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today that Edmonton has been awarded the right to host the 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships.  Edmonton’s organizing committee is a partnership between the City of Edmonton, the University of Alberta, the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre and Athletics Alberta. [Read more…]

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Canucks in Oregon

June 1, 2012 By
Sultana Frizell

Sultana Frizell

OTTAWA– The fourth stop on the 2012 Diamond League circuit goes tonight and tomorrow at the Prefontaine Classic at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. [Read more…]

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New para-athletics records

May 29, 2012 By

Ottawa Springtime

Leah Robinson

Leah Robinson

Leah Robinson of Mannheim, Ont., established a new Canadian record and London Elite standard in the women’s T37 classification 400-metres at the Ottawa Springtime Meet in Ottawa, Ont.  Robinson stopped the clock at 1:10.81. [Read more…]

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Brannen, Zelinka set Olympic standards

May 29, 2012 By

Nathan Brannen and Jessica Zelinka record Olympic A+ standards

Nate Brannen

Nate Brannen

Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., finished in sixth place at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria this past weekend.  The athlete who lives and trains in Calgary amassed a score of 6393 points in the seven event heptathlon, surpassing the Olympic A+ standard.  Zelinka’s performance stands as the second best all-time heptathlon score by a Canadian athlete behind her Canadian record of 6490 set at the 2008 Olympic Games.  Zelinka now needs a top three finish at the Track and Field Trials to secure her spot on the 2012 Olympic Games team.   [Read more…]

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Moiben sets Ottawa Marathon record

May 27, 2012 By

Kenyan Laban Moiben sets new Ottawa Marathon event record

Laban Moiben sets Course Record in Ottawa Marathon 2012

Laban Moiben sets Course Record in Ottawa Marathon 2012

Réjean Chiasson and Lisa Avery top Canadian finishers

May 27 – OTTAWA – Twenty-eight-year old Kenyan Laban Moiben today broke the Ottawa Marathon event record in a time of 2:09:12, shaving 19 seconds off the previous time set in 2009. [Read more…]

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Mutai wins Ottawa 10k 2012

May 27, 2012 By
Geoffrey Mutai wins Ottawa 10k 2012

Geoffrey Mutai wins Ottawa 10k 2012

May 26, 2012 – OTTAWA – With a time of 27:41, 30-year-old Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai led a talented field of elite racers across the finish line of the 10K distance in this evening’s Tamarack Homes Ottawa Race Weekend. [Read more…]

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Roy, and Stilwell lead wheelchair racers

May 16, 2012 By
Wheelchair Racers

Wheelchair Racers

OTTAWA – Eighteen of Canada’s best wheelchair racers, including world record holders Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Que., and Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., have traveled to Switzerland to compete in a series of meets being held May 17, 19 and 20. [Read more…]

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