In the final event of day one at the 2013 IPC World Championships in athletics, wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy finished fourth in the T54 10,000m. In a very tightly contested final, Cassidy missed out on a podium finish by just 0.15 seconds, crossing the l ...
Burrows and Cassidy kick off IPC Championships Saturday
With the 7th IPC World Championships tomorrow in Lyon, France, two Lions will be roll to the line with a shot a medal. Canadian champion Rachel Burrows will kick things off with the T34 200m final at 10:04 am Eastern. A finalist at last year's Paralympic ...
Ottawa Lions Hiring Office Manager
Application Deadline: July 24, 2013 Position: Office Manager Job Description: The Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club is the largest and the most successful track & field club in Canada. We have developed a comprehensive approach towards our sport th ...
Palamar Golden Again!
With a bronze medal from the national senior championships and a new Canadian record in his back pocket, Adam Palamar knew people would definitely be gunning for him as he looked to repeat as Canadian Junior 1500m champion. Nonetheless, Palamar showed he ...
Robertson wins Silver at FISU
He wasn't even supposed to be there originally, but as a late addition to the Canadian team at the 2013 World University Games, Michael Robertson showed the coaches they made a great choice as he helped Canada to a silver medal in the 4x400m relay. The qu ...
Makinde finishes 4th at World University Games
Two years after his fifth place finish at 2011 World University Games in Shenzen, China, Oluwasegun Makinde was looking move up a couple notches on the results page today, with his eyes set on a medal. Entering the final with the fourth fastest time, he w ...
Bishop breaks club record
Friday night in Victoria, 800m runner Melissa Bishop did something she's done four times before - break the club record. Bishop culminated her National Track League schedule with her third victory in three attempts, crossing the line in a club record 1:59 ...
Cassidy spectacular Peachtree Victory in rain after chaotic week
Canadian 10K champion, Josh Cassidy, won the 44th Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race yesterday, 15 seconds ahead of second place Josh George of USA… but he almost didn't make it to Atlanta for the race. Earlier this week hi ...
Palamar breaks 20 year old Canadian Junior Record
Adam Palamar is having the type of season most athletes dream of and Monday evening he did something that many track fans in Canada couldn’t have dreamed of any time soon – break Kevin Sullivan’s 20 year old Canadian Junior Record for 1500m. By crossing ...
Big Weekend for Lions Athletes
With athletes set to compete on two continents and two provinces, today will be a busy day for the Ottawa Lions family. Kicking the day off is Rachael Burrows, who is set to compete in the Sainsbury's IPC Grand Prix Final in Birmingham, England. Burrows, ...