With files from Canadian Press and Ottawa Citizen It wasn't how Jason Dunkerley would have imagined winning gold, but hours after finishing his 5,000m T11 event with guide Joshua Karanja the pair crowned champions following the disqualification of Brazil ...
Gale ends Legion Nationals with full set of medals
It was a busy weekend for 15 year old Lauren Gale as she wrapped up first Legion Nationals with a medal of every colour – including two gold. After securing gold and silver on Saturday, Gale got right back to work in the 200m on Sunday, capturing the half ...
Cassidy and Dunkerley Go For Gold at Para Pan Am Games
Josh Cassidy and Jason Dunkerley begin their quest for gold today at the Para Pan Am Games in Toronto with both athletes contesting the 5000m. Cassidy kicks things off in the T54 category at 3 pm. For Jason Dunkerley, he will be looking to improve on his ...
Lions pick up four more medals on day two of Legion Nationals
It was another successful day on the track in Ste. Therese on Saturday as the Ottawa Lions picked up another four medals on the second day of the National Legion Championships - including two gold. The haul raises the club's total to eight, including five ...
McCulloch, Roxborough and Christie-Galloway Golden on Day One of National Championship
"It was a good day for the club," said coach Andrew Pagé, and he wasn't joking as Lions athletes picked up four medals on day one of the 2015 National Legion Track and Field Championships held in Ste. Therese, Quebec. Leading the charge was a trio of youn ...
Bedard and Stenman-Fahey win bronze at Pan Am Junior Championships
While there individual performances may have left them wanting more on the track, both Matt Bedard and Erinn Stenman-Fahey each left the Pan American Junior Championships at Foote Field in Edmonton Sunday night with a bronze medal around their neck and th ...
Cassidy, Dunkerley and Karanja to compete at Para Pan Am Games
From Athletics Canada: Posted on: 31 July 2015 Today Athletics Canada nominated 38 athletes to the Canadian Paralympic Committee for nomination to the 2015 Parapan Am Games. The Parapan Am Games take place August 7 to 15, athletics competition is slated ...
Four Lions Set to Compete at Junior Pan Am Championshi
Four Ottawa Lions boarded planes headed for Edmonton Wednesday morning as they get set to compete in this weekend's Pan American Junior Championship. While Claire Smith and Erinn Stenman-Fahey are first year juniors, they are no stranger to international ...
Bishop bounds past rivals on homestretch for upset Pan Am gold
By Dan Plouffe of Ottawa Sportpage Seeded fourth in the women’s 800 metres, Melissa Bishop of the Ottawa Lions Track-and-Field Club bolted down the home stretch to gold on Wednesday night at York University as the Ottawa medal haul hit a remarkable total ...
Lions pair bag pair of medals to kick off TO2015 track-and-field
By Dan Plouffe of Ottawa Sportspage It wasn’t the best performances of their careers, but the Ottawa Lions throws tandem of Tim Nedow and Sultana Frizell both experienced career highlights nonetheless on Tuesday evening at York University as they won silv ...