Smith and Bishop – ready to Battle the Olympic 800m
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Canada has two women competing in the 800m distance event at the 2012 London Olympic Games. They are Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ontario and Jessica Smith of North Vancouver, BC. The competition starts...
Seven Canadian Athletes Qualify for Semi-Final Round on day four
By Mathieu Gentes, Athletics Canada
LONDON, UK - Seven Canadian track and field athletes qualified into their respective events semi final round on day four of athletics competition at the Olympic Games.
Geoff Harris of Halifax, N.S., qualified for the men's...
Canadian Olympic Athletics
By Mathieu Gentes, Athletics Canada
Athletics are underway tomorrow at the 2012 Olympic Games
London, UK - Athletics begins in a big way tomorrow morning at the 2012 Olympic Games with nine Canadians in action. Leading the way on day one...
Andrew Ellerton Interview
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Sudbury, Ontario's Andrew Ellerton is the new coach of the University of Victoria Vikes. Former coach Keith Butler is leaving Ellerton one of Canada's top-three varsity teams. He attended the University of Michigan...
Hilary Stellingwerff – Ready to Race
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London, Ontario's Hilary Stellingwerff, who now resides in Victoria, BC, is competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games. She is coached by Guelph's Dave Scott-Thomas. Stellingwerff will be competing in the 1500m distance...
Coolsaet, Gillis and Wykes – Ready for Marathon Action
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For the first time since 1996 Canada is sending three male marathon runners to the Olympic Games. Dylan Wykes, Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis will toe the line in the 2012 London Olympic...
Ryan Hall – “Excited to Toe the Line”
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America's fastest marathon runner Ryan Hall, declared himself as fit and ready to race the 2012 London Olympic Marathon. He said, “To be honest, my build up for this marathon has had many...
Derek Drouin – Interview
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Derek Drouin is an athlete from Sarnia, Ontario who has competed for the past three years at the University of Indiana and captured the NCAA Championship title in the High Jump. During this...
Cameron Levins – Final Preparation before 5000m and 10000m Races
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Southern Utah University's Cameron Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia (on Vancouver Island) will be racing in two Olympic distance events at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The first event is the 10000m...
Cameron Levins to double – Racing the 5000m and 10000m
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Southern Utah University's Cameron Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia will be doing the double at the 2012 London Olympic Games. If there was any speculation about whether he would be competing in...