May 24, 2015 – Ottawa – Ethiopian elite athletes once again this year took top prizes in the 41st running of the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon this morning. They led a field of nearly 6,000 participants. [Read more…]
Cherono breaks Ottawa 10 km race record
May 23, 2015 – Ottawa – For the second consecutive year in the 10 km event at the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, a Kenyan woman was the first to cross the finish line and go on to break the course record. [Read more…]
Marathon Standards for Teams
The marathon standards are set for the 2015 Pan American Games (Toronto, Ont.) and the 2015 World Championships (Beijing, China). [Read more…]
Edmonton awarded 2015 PanAM Juniors
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…]
Edmonton and Komloops to host PanAM Juniors
Ottawa – And then there were two, the City of Champions will face off against Canada’s Tournament Capital in order to determine the host community for the 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships. The two short listed communities will converge on the nation’s capital in late May to make their final bid presentations to Athletics Canada’s selection committee. [Read more…]
Canada set to host 2015 Panamerican Juniors
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada is pleased to announce that they have secured the rights to host the 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships, held every two years, the championships stack up the best under-20 competition for junior aged athletes outside of the IAAF World Junior Championships. Canada last hosted this event in 2005 when it took place in Windsor, Ont. [Read more…]