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 ...
71 Lions Qualify for OFSAA Track and Field Championships
When the Ontario high school track and field championships begin Thursday at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, 71 Lions will be in action representing their respective high school teams in individual events and relays. Athletes qualified for the champ ...
Robertson and Christie-Galloway secure spots at NCAA Championship
Everything is bigger in Texas, or so the saying goes. For Kevin Robertson and Keira Christie-Galloway, they’ll find out first hand if there’s any truth to the rumour as they head to Austin to compete in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Champio ...
Records fall at NCSSAA and EOSSAA Championships
As local high school athletes continue their journey to the OFSAA Track and Field Championships set for June 8-10 here in Ottawa, a few Lions did so in record breaking fashion. For the second week in a row, Jorai Oppong-Nketiah etched her name i ...