Friday night at the 2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley, BC was headlined by the 100 metre finals and Bianca Borgella was one of the stars of the evening. Fresh off a pair of medals at the World Para Athletics Championship, Borgell ...
Steeplechasers lead Lions to two medals on day one of Canadian Championships
The 2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships kicked off with a bang Thursday - quite literally. Distance night at the championships featured rhythmic drummers along with some illuminating pyrotechnics to encourage and celebrate the runners in the 3000 ...
Lions set to take on nation in Langley
What seemed like an eternity away back in September of 2022 has finally arrived. After countless hours of mental and physical preparation the time has come to shine on the brightest of domestic stage as the 2023 Bell Canadian Track and Field Championship ...
Robertson wins NACAC U23 steeplechase title
Standing atop the podium, clad in red and white. The loud speakers belting out the best instrumental version of “O’ Canada”. It’s the moment most athletes in Canada aspire to realise. On Sunday afternoon, standing inside the Estadio Nacional in San ...
Lions take home 26 medals from Ontario Championships
A downpour on Saturday was not enough to dampen the spirits of the Ottawa Lions. Competing at the Ontario U20/Open Track and Field Championships Saturday at the Toronto Track and Field Centre, Lions athletes amassed an impressive 26 medals, including 10 ...
Borgella wins bronze at World Para Athletics Championship
On July 7, 2021 we got a sneak peak of what the future had in store. That Wednesday evening in Ottawa at a Twilight Meet, Bianca Borgella broke the Canadian T13 record in the women’s 100 metres. It was her first time racing the distance in a Lions unifor ...
Lions bring home medals and personal bests from Johnny Loaring Classic
The distance from the Terry Fox Athletic Facility to the Windsor’s Alumni Stadium measures a touch under 800 kilometres. When you’re driving home, the surest way to make that trip seem a little shorter is by bringing home some top notch performances with ...
Gale sets new Twilight record
A Twilight Meet Record, a number five all-time performance, and nearly 70 personal bests. If you said “What are three things that happened last night,” you would be right. With our squad split between hosting the third Twilight Meet of the summer and ...
Four Lions named to Team Canada
Summer plans for Derek Strachan, David Adeleye, Kevin Robertson, and John McGowan all now include a trip down south. The four gentlemen were included among the 57 athletes named by Athletics Canada’s to represent the red and white at the NACAC U18 and U2 ...
Lions bring home 14 medals from OFSAA Track and Field Championships
Three days of competition and more than 2200 athletes means only one thing in the province of Ontario - OFSAA Track and Field. For the first time in 16 years the Championships returned to Ottawa and the performances put forward by our own local contingen ...