A small but mighty crew of Lions competed at the recent Ontario Legion Track and Field Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre on the campus of York University. Despite just six athletes donning the District G singlet in the Ontario capital, ...
Medal Rush: Lions Excel at Ontario Track and Field Championships
With the largest contingent of athletes in recent memory, the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club took on the rest of Ontario this past weekend, once again demonstrating their dominance in the province. More than 100 athletes competed, securing an impressi ...
Lions Shine with Double-Digit Medal Haul at Ontario Masters Championships
Despite fielding just eight athletes, the Ottawa Lions made a significant impact at last weekend’s Ontario Masters Championships. The team brought home a total of 14 medals over the two-day event, including seven gold, with every Lion earning a spot on t ...
Lions score eight medals on final day of Canadian Championship
The final day of the 2024 Canadian Track and Field Championships brought an impressive eight medals to close out the five-day event. In total, the Lions athletes amassed 17 medals over the competition, showcasing their prowess on the national stage. I ...
Day Four Victory: Lions Claim Multiple Medals at Canadian Track and Field Championships
A highlight of this year’s Championship was the senior women’s 400 meters, an event marked by unprecedented strength in Canada. This was evident in Saturday’s final, where Lauren Gale secured her second silver medal in three years, finishing with a time ...
Teen Sensations and Paralympic Dreams: A Night of Triumph in Montreal
"Wow" was all anyone could say when Joari Oppong-Nketiah crossed the finish line of the U20 women's 100-metre semi-finals Friday night at Montreal’s Centre Sportif Claude Robillard. When the scoreboard flashed her winning time of 11.38 seconds, a collect ...
Lions Shine on Distance Night: Maddie Seaby and Kevin Robertson Secure Medals
Thursday night at the Canadian Track and Field Championships has become synonymous with distance running events since the creation of "Distance Night" when Ottawa hosted the 2018 event. Featuring an array of steeplechase and 5000 metre races, two Lions a ...
Strong Start: Highlights from the First Morning of the 2024 Canadian Track and Field Championships
A busy morning on the first full day of the 2024 Canadian Track and Field Championships saw 30 athletes in action including two in finals. Sadie Gibert competed well in her first national final, placing fourth in the U20 women’s shot put with a ...
Bell Olympic and Paralympic Trials: Lions Athletes Aim for National Glory and Team Canada Spots
Four years after it was originally scheduled, Montreal will finally host the Olympic and Paralympic Trials this weekend at the Centre Sportif Claude Robillard. Over 80 Lions athletes will be in action, competing for national glory in the U20, Open, and P ...
Robertson and Evans re-write record book in final Olympic Trials tune up
In a final tune up before this week’s Canadian Olympic Trials, Lions athletes put forward a string of remarkable performances at La Classique d’Athletisme de Montréal last Friday night leaving little doubt they are ready to take on the best the nation ha ...