Rolling Rampage 10k Thursday 10th October saw the annual Rolling Rampage 10K in Ottawa, an 18 loop course on Parliament Hill. The Hill was filled with cheering students from many of the local schools, politicians, among others, including many tourists wh ...
Lions Quartet Honoured by Athletics Ontario
At the annual Athletics Ontario Awards Banquet held Saturday night in Toronto, four Lions picked up provincial hardware. Among those honoured was hammer thrower Sultana Frizell, who took home the award for Ontario’s top senior female thrower for the sixth ...
Ottawa Lions to Host 2013 Awards Banquet
It's that time of year again, as the Ottawa Lions get set to recognize the efforts of its many talented athletes and dedicated coaches and volunteers at the 2013 Ottawa Lions Awards Banquet. The ceremony will take place the evening of Saturday, November 9 ...
Makinde and Bishop pick up trio of medals
Oluwasegun Makinde and Melissa Bishop closed out the 7th Francophone Games with a bang today, together bringing home a complete medal set. Makinde kicked things off with gold in the 200m, winning in 20.80 seconds. It was the second gold of the week for th ...
Bishop and Makinde qualify for Francophone finals
Day four of athletics competition of the Francophone Games saw three Lions in competition with hammer thrower Sultana Frizell the only one competing in a final. After sitting in third for the majority of the competition with a best throw of 67.85m, Frizel ...
Makinde and Thom add two more medals to Lions tally
Ottawa Lions athletes kept rolling on day three of the Francophone Games in Nice as Oluwasegun Makinde and Curtis Thom each found their way onto the podium today. Running the second leg of the 4x100m relay team, Makinde helped propel Canada to gold and a ...
Kaba golden in France
What can a little hard work and positive thinking do? Well for Lions hurdler, Sekou Kaba, it propelled him to the top of the medal podium today at the 7ieme Jeux de la Francophonie. Kaba, who battled some nagging injuries earlier in the season, was in fin ...
Kaba kicks off Francophone Games on Wednesday
With the Francophone Games entering the second day of athletics competition on Wednesday, Sekou Kaba will kick off the competition for the large Lions delegation in France. Kaba is scheduled to run in the 110m hurdle final Wednesday morning at 9am eastern ...
Wardle To Enter Hall Of Fame
Making headlines again, octogenarian speedster Ray Wardle will be recognized twice by Ontario Masters Athletics at the upcoming Athletics Ontario awards banquet at the end of the month. Wardle is being recognized for his role in two world records this pas ...
Alexis wins global gold in Italy
It was a successful World Masters Games for two Ottawa Lions athletes who made their way to Torino, Italy last month, picking up a combined three medals. Leading the haul was sprinter Wendy Alexis, competing in the W55 category, as she picked up the sprin ...