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Dylan Wykes - Rotterdam Marathon
Ottawa – For the first time since 1996 Canada is sending three male marathoners to the Olympic Games. Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ont., Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., all dipped below Athletics Canada’s Olympic marathon standard of 2:11:29 before the qualifying deadline of April 22. [Read more…]
Athletics Canada names team for 2012 Penn Relays USA vs. the World
Penn Relays 2012
Ottawa – Athletics Canada named today the team that will compete in the USA vs. the World competition at the 2012 Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this coming Saturday, April 28. The competition provides an opportunity for Canada’s national relay teams to measure themselves against the world’s best and establish qualifying marks for the 2012 Olympic Games. [Read more…]
Yohan Blake
EDMONTON- Jamaican Yohan Blake, the youngest 100-metres World Champion in history, has confirmed his participation at the Donovan Bailey Invitational on June 16 at Foote Field in Edmonton. Blake, who set a personal best of 9.82 seconds over 100-metres last year, shocking the sporting world, will headline the Men’s 100-metres event. The Donovan Bailey Invitational serves as the National Track League’s (NTL) third of six stops in 2012. The NTL will also make stops in Vancouver (June 10), Victoria (June 13), Moncton (July 5), Halifax (July 8), and Toronto (July 11). [Read more…]
Shawnacy Barber
Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ont., has a new personal best in the men’s Pole vault. His jump of 5.08-metres at the New Balance Nationals in New York, New York is also a new Canadian Junior record improving Taylor Petrucha’s mark of 5.00-metres established in 2006. [Read more…]
Nikkita Holder
Istanbul, Turkey – Nikkita Holder of Pickering, Ont., Michael Leblanc of Riverview, N.B., and Justyn Warner of Markham, Ont., advanced to tomorrow’s semis in their respective events at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. [Read more…]
Justin Rodhe
Ottawa – The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ruled Justin Rodhe of Kamloops, B.C., ineligible for the upcoming World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Rodhe, who has been living and training in Canada for close to four years and is married to Canadian hammer thrower Megan Rodhe, acquired his Canadian Citizenship on November 1, 2011. According to IAAF rule 5.2, Rodhe would be eligible to represent Canada in international competition as of October 31, 2013. [Read more…]
18 athletes named to 2012 NACAC Cross Country team
NACAC Trinidad
Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that will travel to Port-of-Spain, Trinidad for the 2012 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships to be held Saturday March 17. Port-of-Spain was good to the squad which competed at last year’s edition with the junior men and women taking gold and the senior men and women winning silver. 2012 returnees Cameron Levins (senior men) and Maria Bernard (junior women) won silver and bronze respectively. [Read more…]
Michelle Stilwell
Three World Records over a few days has earned T52 classification wheelchair racer Michelle Stilwell of Nanoose Bay, B.C., the title of BioSteel Top Performer of the Month for January 2012. While competing in the Summer Down Under series in Australia, Stilwell set new World Records in the 100, 200 and 400-metres.
Stilwell’s January assault on the record books
| Event | Performance | Date |
| 100-metres | 19.42 seconds | January 24 |
| 200-metres | 34.97 seconds | January 24 |
| 400-metres | 1:06.57 | January 22 |
National Track League 2012
Twelve 2012 National Track League series events confirmed
OTTAWA- The National Track League (NTL) announced today that 12 events will score across the series in this summer’s edition of the international track and field grand prix series taking place in six Canadian cities. Last season ten events were recognized series wide with NTL champions crowned in each. NTL scoring events are offered on a minimum of three occasions in the series providing athletes with opportunities to earn points in the hopes of securing NTL championship trophies and cash prizes. Events not recognized with NTL status may still be offered on a meet by meet basis at the discretion of each competitions’ organizing committee. [Read more…]
Athletics Canada publishes Olympic Games Selection Criteria
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada published today its selection criteria for nomination to the 2012 Olympic Games team.
Athletics (track and field) at the Olympic Games in London, England takes place during the second week of competition – August 3 to 12. The criteria reflect an athlete’s performance readiness to finish in the top 12, or top 24 for selected Rising Stars. [Read more…]
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