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Hi everyone, For this month’s President’s Corner, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and talk about why I volunteered to be on our Club’s Board of Directors. I began running with the Ottawa Lions in June 2016, shortly after I found out that I ...
It was another race and another "W" in the win column for Melissa Bishop-Nriagu as she took home top honours at the Under Armour Sunset Tour event in Sacramento. In her final tune up competition before the Olympics, Bishop-Nriagu looked unfazed by the com ...
Entering the summer months of 2020, we made note of and congratulated members of the Ottawa Lions who were graduating high school and taking the next step in academia. We hoped that would be a one-time scenario and we could see the graduating high school ...
Dear Members, The Board of Directors acknowledges the recent media coverage of a complaint by a former Ottawa Lions’ athlete against their former coach. The relationship between an athlete and their coach is one built on trust and we are deeply s ...
In the first 400 metre race of her life, Bianca Borgella did something most Canadian teenagers can only dream of - she set a new national record. Last Wednesday night, during the first Twilight Meet of the summer season, the 18-year old sprinter raced her ...
The Ottawa Lions are please to announce three Club members will represent Canada later this month at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This morning, Athletics Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Olympic Committee, confirmed Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Tim Nedow ...
The Lions wrapped up their two stop Montreal tour last night with La Classique d'Athlétisme de Montréal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze event, with a pair of victories from Farah Jacques and Melissa Bishop-Nriagu. Jacques, running under much ...
It’s that time again! Hi everyone – and welcome to the Monthly President’s Corner! The monthly President’s Corner is an opportunity to see what’s happening within the Club, to hear about what our Board of Directors is working on, and to learn about wha ...
It wasn't an ideal scene for a national final, but for Farah Jacques and her fellow competitors, they still managed to put on a show. With a significant amount of rain beating down on the Claude Robillard Stadium and the Canadian Olympic Trials, organizer ...
The 2021 Trials in Montreal kicked off Friday night with a silver medal at 800 metres for Melissa Bishop-Nriagu.The two-time Olympian hit the Olympic standard of 1:59.50 dead on Friday night at the Claude-Robillard Stadium, marking the third time she's ma ...
