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AC announces 2013 participation
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...
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Series announces new 10km
Vancouver, BC - The Lower Mainland’s newest run is the Vancouver Eastside 10k. The event will be a premiere Canadian 10 km road race, bringing some of the best runners from within the province and across the nation to Vancouver this fall to compete. Boasting a unique...
AC applauds Boldt and Crooks
OTTAWA - Earlier this week the Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced 91 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Two of the appointees have strong ties to the athletics community; Arnold Boldt of Saskatoon, Sask., and Charmaine Crooks of...
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Zelinka achieves in Daegu
DAEGU - Jessica Zelinka of London, Ont., finished ninth in the grueling two day heptathlon with 6268 points, registering the best Canadian finish in the seven discipline event ever at a World Championship. Heading into the final event of 800-metres Jessica was...
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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...
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Gillis and Duchene win Half Marathon titles
OTTAWA - Eric Gillis of Antigonish, N.S., and Krista Duchene of Brampton, Ont., were crowned 2013 Canadian Half Marathon Champions today in Montreal, Quebec at the ScotiaBank 21k. "I came to race for the win today", said Gillis. "Perfect weather and a flat course made...