Lions athletes managed to amass a staggering 22 medals this past weekend at the Ontario Bantam/Midget/Youth Championships in Brampton including five gold. The impressive haul was highlighted by midget runner, Joe Fast's impressive four medal collection. F ...
Frizell takes swing at Highland games heavy athletic events
When Sultana Frizell didn't qualify for the IAAF world championships in London, the track and field athlete didn't want to sit around and pout about it. Instead, the two-time Olympian started practising with hammers in the backyard of her family's farm in ...
Trio of medals for Lions at Francophone Games
With the 8th Jeux de la Francophonie set to wrap up Thursday, the Ottawa Lions have posted some excellent performances both on the track and in the field. The small contingent of six athletes have amassed three medals over the first four days of competiti ...
Samuel and Christie-Galloway medal at area championships
Sharelle Samuel and Keira Christie-Galloway each had an extra item to declare on their customs forms as they returned from a weekend of international competition. The 17 year old Samuel won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth Youth Game ...
Bishop breaks Canadian record
After winning her fourth Canadian Championship over 800m just two weeks ago in Ottawa, Melissa Bishop definitely had a new Canadian record in her sights at some point this summer. However, it may have come a little earlier than expected as she dropped one ...
Dunkerley and guide Venne run to World Silver
It was just nine months ago when Jason Dunkerley announced his retirement from international running at the club's annual awards banquet. However, that exit was obviously short lived as Dunkerley and new guide Jeremie Venne ran their way to a silver medal ...
Kaba to carry flag in Abidjan
The 8th Jeux de la Francophonie will commence tomorrow evening in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire where defending 110m hurdles champion Sekou Kaba is expected to lead the Canadian delegation into the stadium, carrying the maple leaf. Kaba is one of five members of ...
Gilbert named Athletics Canada Head Coach
From Athletics Canada: Athletics Canada named Glenroy Gilbert to the position of Head Coach, and announced that Simon Nathan will soon begin in the role of High Performance Director. “I look forward to this new opportunity as we continue to grow the sport ...
Nedow secures world championship spot with golden performance
Shot putter Tim Nedow is slowly finding his way to "the big one" and Sunday's victory at the Canadian Championship was just the latest step. The Brockville native's winning mark of 20.53 metres was a massive 2.91m ahead of his nearest competitor. In fact, ...
Bishop delivers gold to hometown crowd
If there was any question as to who the crowd was here to see last night, the sea of red Melissa Bishop shirts that took over the middle section of the Terry Fox Stadium could certainly give you an answer. The two time Olympian did not disappoint the home ...