When Athletics Ontario convened last week to honour the province's best athletes, four Lions athletes were recognized for their outstanding performances on the track and in the field in 2017. Canada's best 800m runner ever, Melissa Bishop, was again recog ...
Silver lining for Fast at Legion Championships
Things appeared to get off to a great start for Joe Fast on Friday at the National Legion Championships in Brandon, Manitoba on Friday. The provincial silver medalist in the Under 16 1200m had appeared to have taken gold, but upon further review, Fast wou ...
Bishop fifth at World Championships
It wasn't the ending Melissa Bishop was hoping for as the IAAF World Championships drew to a close Sunday at the Olympic Stadium in London. The  defending silver medalist failed to return to the medal podium, crossing the finish line in fifth. While Bisho ...
Bishop set to begin run to redemption
After an agonizing fourth place finish in the Rio 800m final, Melissa Bishop begins her run back to the global podium today at the IAAF World Championships. The defending world silver medalist will run in heat 2 at 2:34pm eastern today. You can watch live ...
Nedow 16th at World Championships
They say the more things change, the more they stay the same. Such was the case for shot putter Tim Nedow today at the IAAF World Championships in London. Nedow finished 16th in this morning's qualifying round with a best of 20.09m. It was a familiar plac ...
Lions win 22 medal at Ontario Championships
Lions athletes managed to amass a staggering 22 medals this past weekend at the Ontario Bantam/Midget/Youth Championships in Brampton including five gold. The impressive haul was highlighted by midget runner, Joe Fast's impressive four medal collection. F ...
Frizell takes swing at Highland games heavy athletic events
When Sultana Frizell didn't qualify for the IAAF world championships in London, the track and field athlete didn't want to sit around and pout about it. Instead, the two-time Olympian started practising with hammers in the backyard of her family's farm in ...
Trio of medals for Lions at Francophone Games
With the 8th Jeux de la Francophonie set to wrap up Thursday, the Ottawa Lions have posted some excellent performances both on the track and in the field. The small contingent of six athletes have amassed three medals over the first four days of competiti ...
Samuel and Christie-Galloway medal at area championships
Sharelle Samuel and Keira Christie-Galloway each had an extra item to declare on their customs forms as they returned from a weekend of international competition. The 17 year old Samuel won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth Youth Game ...
Bishop breaks Canadian record
After winning her fourth Canadian Championship over 800m just two weeks ago in Ottawa, Melissa Bishop definitely had a new Canadian record in her sights at some point this summer. However, it may have come a little earlier than expected as she dropped one ...