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President’s Corner with Jennifer Dumoulin

What’s going on? Welcome to the President’s Corner! We are excited to announce that every month, we will be doing a President’s Corner to give members a chance to see what’s happening within the Club, especially given that we aren’t able to meet up at th ...

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Bishop-Nriagu finishes fourth at Oregon Relays

What was intended to be a fast race, with runners aiming for the Olympic standard of 1:59.50, quickly turned into a tactical effort Saturday in the 800 metres at the Oregon Relays Grand Prix Event. It wasn't the race Melissa Bishop-Nriagu was hoping for, ...

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First Club practice held 47 years ago today

Like many of you, I have spent a fair amount of time cooped up in the house since the pandemic began. I've spent some of my time revamping sections of the website, making some big updates to Club stats (more on that to come in the next few weeks), and eve ...

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Smith and Makinde receive Game Plan Scholarships

Among the nine Team Canada athletes to be awarded Game Plan Scholarships to build their business skills were two familiar names to the Lions pride. Two time Olympians Oluseyi Smith and Oluwasegun Makinde will be returning to the classroom over the coming ...

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Nedow hits Olympic Standard; Gale sets new bests

Just under two years ago, shot putter Tim Nedow heaved a 16 pound iron ball beyond the Olympic Qualifying standard of 21.10 metres at a competition in California. Unfortunately for the DePaul University graduate, the massive throw came 11 days before the ...

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Jacques named to World Relays 4×100 metre team

Among the 24 athletes named to represent Canada at next month's World Relays event in Chorzow, Poland was the familiar Farah Jacques. The 31-year old Jacques has been a mainstay in the relay program over the past five years. The event at Silesian Stadium ...

(Ottawa, Canada---12 September 2020) Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Head Coach Richard Johnston. Copyright 2020 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images

April Update from Richard Johnston

Dear members, Please take a quick read over the following message regarding the impacts of the most recent provincial announcement.   On Thursday, April 1st, Premier Doug Ford announced that as of 12:01am Saturday, April 3rd the province will go i ...

(Montreal, Canada---27 July 2019) Lauren Gale pulls away in the home straight to win the U20 400m at 2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships at the Claude Robillard Sports Centre in Montreal. 2019 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Gale breaks own record in Iowa

The sport of athletics is all about pushing through barriers, whether that be distance or time. For Lauren Gale, her performance at last weekend's Iowa State Classic was just another example of breaking through a time barrier. The Colorado State Universit ...