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Update on Olympic and Paralympic Trials

Over the course of the last few months, Athletics Canada has been working with Fédération Québecoise d’Athlétisme on a number of different possible scenarios for the Olympic and Paralympic Trials presented by Bell, to be held in Montreal from June 24 to 27, 2021. [Read more…]

Moh Ahmed 5000m Canadian record

World bronze medallist Moh Ahmed made a significant improvement on the North American 5000m record at a low-key competition at Jesuit High School in Portland on Friday night (10 July 2020). [Read more…]

Ottawa 10K shifts focus to Canadian athletes

Ottawa, February 3, 2020 – Organizers of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend announced today they will be significantly increasing the overall prize purse for Canadian athletes in the Ottawa 10K event to $35,000 – the largest prize for any of Canada’s championship events this year. [Read more…]

Athletics Canada selects team for Doha 2019

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced their team of 49 athletes who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2019 IAAF World Championships taking place in Doha, Qatar, from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6. All events will be held at Doha’s Khalifa Stadium with the exception of the marathon and race walk that will take place at Doha Croniche and will see athletes run along the Doha Bay and the city’s seafront. [Read more…]

Gelete Burka sets Ottawa Marathon records

Gelete Burka - Ottawa Marathon

May 27, 2018 – OTTAWA – The star of today’s Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon was 32-year-old Ethiopian Gelete Burka, whose finish time of 2:22:17 handily shattered both Canadian (2:22:43) and Ottawa (2:24:31) women’s records. [Read more…]

Ken Thom dies as result of accident

Ken Thom

The athletics community is in mourning following the sudden and tragic death of Paralympic coach Ken Thom. Coach Thom died Sunday, Sept. 24, in Cape Town, South Africa, as a result of a scuba diving accident. [Read more…]

Legend Ed Whitlock passes away

ed whitlock

The Canadian athletics community is in mourning as Ed Whitlock – a road racing legend who rewrote the 70 and older record books and forever changed the way we look at human endurance – died Monday at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Whitlock turned 86 on March 6 and is survived by his wife Brenda and their two sons, Neil and Clive. [Read more…]

Coolsaet, Marchant win Vancouver Half-marathon

lanny marchant - vancouver half-marathon

Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2015 – 6,500 runners brought their best, taking to the scenic course from UBC to Stanley Park for the 17th annual Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5k, raising $850,000 and counting for 83 local charities through the Scotiabank Charity Challenge. [Read more…]

Ethiopians dominate Ottawa Marathon 2015

Birhanu - Ottawa Marathon

May 24, 2015 – Ottawa – Ethiopian elite athletes once again this year took top prizes in the 41st running of the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon this morning. They led a field of nearly 6,000 participants. [Read more…]

Cherono breaks Ottawa 10 km race record

Cherono - Ottawa 10k

May 23, 2015 – Ottawa – For the second consecutive year in the 10 km event at the  Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, a Kenyan woman was the first to cross the finish line and go on to break the course record. [Read more…]