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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 ...

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Board of Directors adds four new members

The Ottawa Lions are pleased to announce the appointment of four new board members at the February 1, 2021 Annual General Meeting. Joining the Board are James Bruce, Andrew Heffernan, Noah Houlton, and Jennifer Perrault. As a current athlete, Heffernan ...

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Weekend Update

With the first weekend of February upon us, Lions athletes competing for their NCAA schools are another week closer to championship meets and this weekend's results showed they are rounding in to form. Staying undefeated this season was Colorado State ju ...

(Ottawa, Canada---20 April 2019) Chaos during the start of the 1200m at the Ottawa Lions' 2019 Easter Bunny Chase development meet in the Dome at Louis Riel High School. Photograph Copyright 2019 Sean W Burges / mundosportimages.com.

Registration open for summer camps

The Ottawa Lions are pleased to announce registration is now open for our 2021 Youth Summer Camps. Offering half day programs designed for athletes aged 7-11 and 12-14 years old, the program targets the physical “hurdles” our youth may approach by applyin ...