(Ottawa, Canada---06 July 2024) Brianna Asiamah throws in the elite women’s shot put of the Canadian Track and Field League (CTFL) Final. Photograph Copyright 2024 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

Lions to Host CTFL Final as Part of National Track & Field Tour

by linkinbioNational

Ottawa will once again be part of Canada’s National Track & Field Tour in 2025, with the “CTFL Final presented by the Ottawa Lions” scheduled for July 11 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility. This World Athletics Class D event will cap off the Canadian Track & Field League’s (CTFL) summer season, now in its third year. Established by Ottawa Lions athlete Quinn Lyness, the league has quickly become an essential platform for Canadian athletes to compete at a high level domestically.

The Ottawa stop on the National Track & Field Tour is one of 11 events across the country, designed to offer elite Canadian athletes critical competition opportunities. With two World Athletics Continental Tour Silver and four Bronze events, the tour provides world-class competition without the need for extensive international travel.

With qualification standards for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on the line, the CTFL Final promises a showcase of premier talent. Fans can catch the action live at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility or tune in online through AthleticsCanada.TV, which will live-stream all World Athletics Continental Tour Silver and Bronze events.

As a precursor to the 2025 season highlight, the CTFL Final sets the stage for Ottawa to host the Canadian Track and Field Championships from July 30 to August 3, further establishing the city as a key hub for Canadian athletics.

(Windsor, Canada---02 June 2024) Lauren Gale races to win the 400m in meet record time at the 2024 Johnny Loaring Classic held at the University of Windsor. The competition is part of the Athletics Canada National Track and Field Tour and the World Athletics Continental Tour. Photograph Copyright 2024 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

Gale Surpasses Olympic Standard Again in Edmonton Victory

by InternationallinkinbioLocal

She does it again. For the second time in nine days, Lauren Gale dipped under the qualifying standard for this summer’s Olympic Games. Racing at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational Thursday, Gale roared around the track at the University of Alberta’s Foote Field in a blazing 50.83 seconds to take home the gold. 

Gale can guarantee her spot in Paris with a win at the upcoming Canadian Olympic Trials in Montreal scheduled for the end of the month. She is currently ranked as Canada’s fastest runner over 400 metres, having produced the fastest time by a Canadian in over 30 years last week when she set a new Club record at the Royal City Inferno. 

Also in Edmonton yesterday, David Adeleye made his return to the track after a fall at the Johnny Loaring Classic in Windsor. The recent University of Toronto graduate placed eighth in the 110 metre hurdles with a time of 14.09 seconds. 

On the other side of the Atlantic yesterday, Bianca Borgella continued her preparation for the Canadian Trials and Paralympic Games with a silver medal run in Paris. Competing at the IPC Grand Prix event in the French capital, Borgella battled a stiff -2.1 metres per second head wind as she crossed the line in a time of 12.28. The double medalist at last year’s World Championship is currently the top ranked 100 metre runner in the T13 category.

Closer to home, Twilight Meet #2 took place Wednesday night with 59 personal bests being set by Lions athletes. Two athletes in particular shone in the 300 metres, with both Stephan Balson and Ange-Mathis Kramo producing all-time top 10 marks. Balson won the event in a time of 34.58 seconds to move to eighth on the U20 list while Kramo finished second in 34.97 to sit fourth on the U18 list. 

Results from Twilight Meet #2 are available on our website.

Photos from Twilight Meet #2 are available on Mundo Sport Images website.

Updated Club rankings can be found at https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/