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Linkletter to run 2025 Tartan Ottawa International Marathon
March 4, 2025 (Ottawa, Canada) – The organizing team of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is thrilled to announce that notable Canadian marathoner runner Rory Linkletter will be competing in the 2025 Tartan Ottawa International Marathon. One of Canada’s most accomplished...
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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....
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). Moh Ahmed 5000m Canadian record Ahmed’s 12:47.20 took more than six seconds...
GLOBAL TRACK
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...
HALF MARATHON
Quebec City Marathon Events 2014 success
The Quebec City Marathon Events over the weekend of the 22nd August 2014, was a huge success. Run over a weekend of warm weather where more than 13000 runners participated in the various events, which saw the bulk of 11000 take part on Sunday, 23rd August. With the...
MARATHON
Rachel Cliff going the Marathon distance
Canada - Since moving from running track, Rachel Cliff, has quickly emerged as a marathon runner of note, and the success that has followed could be considered somewhat staggering, considering she is now the Canadian National Record holder over the distance. Rachel...
EUROPE
EVA Air expands Vancouver Sun Run partnership
The Vancouver Sun Run and EVA Air are pleased to announce a three-year extension and expansion of their long-standing partnership
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Commonwealth team win five medals
Glasgow, SCO - The Canadian athletics Commonwealth team took home five medals on day four of track and field competition at the Commonwealth Games. Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., and Brianne Theisen-Eaton of Humboldt, Sask., won gold; Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont.,...
Coolsaet, Marchant win 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...
Team Canada for Poland World Cross
OTTAWA - Twenty-three Canadians will travel to Bydgoszcz, Poland for the 40th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cross Country Championships taking place Sunday March 24. The Canadian contingent will depart March 16 for a training camp in...
EVA Air expands Vancouver Sun Run partnership
The Vancouver Sun Run and EVA Air are pleased to announce a three-year extension and expansion of their long-standing partnership