Not even Mother Nature could cool off the sizzling performances on the track as the Ottawa Lions captured the Ontario U20 team title - its first since 2014. Despite a rain delay Saturday, it was an otherwise perfect weekend for competition at the Metro To ...
Lions Olympic History
As the torch inside Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium was lit Friday night, the latest set of Lions athletes to compete in the Olympic Games watched together with their track and field teammates at their pre-competition camp in Gifu, about 275 kilometres west of To ...
Fast times at Twilight #12
Its almost as though every new week brings a new Canadian record for Bianca Borgella. In all honesty, that is likely because it has been the case in each of the first four Twilight Meets of the summer. The 18 year old sprinter from the town of Hammond, ab ...
President’s Corner for July 2021 – with Jennifer Dumoulin
Hi everyone, For this month’s President’s Corner, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and talk about why I volunteered to be on our Club’s Board of Directors. I began running with the Ottawa Lions in June 2016, shortly after I found out that I ...
Bishop-Nriagu wins in Sacramento; Borgella and Dunkerley highlight Twilight #10
It was another race and another "W" in the win column for Melissa Bishop-Nriagu as she took home top honours at the Under Armour Sunset Tour event in Sacramento. In her final tune up competition before the Olympics, Bishop-Nriagu looked unfazed by the com ...
Congratulations to the high school class of 2021
Entering the summer months of 2020, we made note of and congratulated members of the Ottawa Lions who were graduating high school and taking the next step in academia. We hoped that would be a one-time scenario and we could see the graduating high school ...
Statement from the President
Dear Members, The Board of Directors acknowledges the recent media coverage of a complaint by a former Ottawa Lions’ athlete against their former coach. The relationship between an athlete and their coach is one built on trust and we are deeply s ...
Borgella Breaks Canadian Record in 400m debut
In the first 400 metre race of her life, Bianca Borgella did something most Canadian teenagers can only dream of - she set a new national record. Last Wednesday night, during the first Twilight Meet of the summer season, the 18-year old sprinter raced her ...
Three Lions athletes to represent Canada at Tokyo Olympics
The Ottawa Lions are please to announce three Club members will represent Canada later this month at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This morning, Athletics Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Olympic Committee, confirmed Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Tim Nedow ...
Jacques and Bishop-Nriagu win in Montréal
The Lions wrapped up their two stop Montreal tour last night with La Classique d'Athlétisme de Montréal, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze event, with a pair of victories from Farah Jacques and Melissa Bishop-Nriagu. Jacques, running under much ...