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AC announces 2013 participation

Hershey's TFG - Canada

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada is pleased to announce today the organizations, clubs and provincial branches who were chosen as recipients as part of the 2013 Branch Grant Program.  The program was established in 2011 to encourage and support new and existing programs in the areas of grassroots athletics and first contact initiatives.      [Read more…]

Top Youth Athletes in Charlottetown

2012 Legion Canadian Youth Athletics Championships

CHARLOTTETOWN – Canada’s best youth aged athletes will take to the track and to the field at the University of PEI Canada Games Stadium beginning on Friday for the 2012 Legion Canadian Youth Athletics Championships in Charlottetown, P.E.I. [Read more…]

Junior Championship wrap-up

Adam Keenan

Adam Keenan

OTTAWA – Track and field fans in Winnipeg, Man., were treated to a great weekend of competition with the Canadian Junior Championships taking place Friday through Sunday at University Stadium on the campus of the University of Manitoba.     [Read more…]

Canada wraps up World Juniors

Brandon McBride

Brandon McBride

BARCELONA -The Canadian athletics team recorded two top eight finishes on the last day of competition at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain. The Canadian team recorded a bronze medal, two Canadian junior records, six top eights and 12 personal bests over the six day competition. [Read more…]

Farquhar places 7th

Taylor Farquhar

Taylor Farquhar

BARCELONA-Canada’s best finish on day five at the World Junior Athletics Championships came in the girl’s 400-metre hurdles from Taylor Farquhar of Belmont, Ont., who placed seventh in a time of 58.77 seconds.   [Read more…]

Barber sets new record

Pole Vault

Pole Vault

BARCELONA- Shawnacy Barber of Toronto, Ont., has won Canada’s first medal at the 2012 World Athletics Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain.  Barber won bronze in the boys pole vault in a new Canadian junior record of 5.55-metres. Barber’s outstanding performance today places him second on the Canadian all-time list behind Douglas Wood’s 1991 performance of 5.61-metres. [Read more…]

Bingham 4th in 100-metre final

Khamica Bingham

Khamica Bingham

BARCELONA – The IAAF World Junior Championships continued today in Barcelona, Spain. Day two highlights include a fourth place finish in the girls 100-metres final and five personal bests.   [Read more…]

Athletes qualify on Day 1

Devan Wiebe

Devan Wiebe

BARCELONA – Nine Canadian athletes made their mark in Barcelona, Spain on day one of the World Junior Track and Field Championships qualifying into later rounds. [Read more…]

Athletics Canada Junior Teams

Athletics Canada names teams

Athletics Canada names teams

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada officially announced today the athletes who will compete at the 2012 North American, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) U-23 Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico July 6-8 and the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain July 10-15. [Read more…]

Edmonton awarded 2015 PanAM Juniors

2015 Panamerican Junior Championships

2015 Panamerican Junior Championships

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today that Edmonton has been awarded the right to host the 2015 Panamerican Junior Athletics Championships.  Edmonton’s organizing committee is a partnership between the City of Edmonton, the University of Alberta, the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre and Athletics Alberta. [Read more…]