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, ...
Volunteers needed for Boiling Point Track Classic
The Ottawa Lions are looking for volunteers to support the hosting of the 2013 Boiling Point Track Classic. We are looking for volunteers for both Friday July 5th and Saturday July 6th. Boiling Point 2013, the premier athletics competition in Canada for a ...
Lions pick up 14 medals on final two days of championships
Moncton -- It was a successful final two days at the Canadian Championships for the Ottawa Lions as both able bodied and athletes with a disability combined to bring home 14 more medals to raise the total from the championship to 25. In the final session ...
Five more medals on day two
Moncton -- Friday was another successful day here in Moncton at the Canadian Track and Field Championships as Lions athletes added five more medals to the vault, highlighted by golds from Paralympic athletes Curtis Thom and Jason Dunkerley. On the heels ...
Burrows, Thom and Des Brisay capture gold on day 1
Moncton -- The Ottawa Lions got off to a great start at the 2013 Canadian Championships on Thursday with club athletes picking up a total of six medals on day one. The senior championships are making their first appearance at the Moncton 2010 stadium and ...
Palamar and Bishop shine at Toronto NTL stop
A late addition to the Toronto International Track and Field Games start list last night, 1500m runner Adam Palamar certainly made it clear to organizers he deserved to be in the field of top level runners, including multiple Olympians. Palamar, who just ...