{"id":832,"date":"2014-06-10T17:27:22","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/?p=832"},"modified":"2014-06-10T17:27:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:27:22","slug":"jason-tunks-enters-final-track-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/track\/jason-tunks-enters-final-track-champs.htm","title":{"rendered":"Jason Tunks enters final Track Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/jason-tunks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-833\" title=\"jason tunks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/jason-tunks.jpg\" alt=\"jason tunks\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/jason-tunks.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/jason-tunks-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jason Tunks of London, Ont., has signed on to throw his last discus at the 2014 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Moncton, N.B. Canada&#8217;s best discus thrower in history will take his place in the throws circle one last time on Saturday June 28 at 3:15 p.m. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to take part in the 2014 national championship&#8221;, notes Jason from his home in London, Ont., &#8220;My last competition was a few years back so I&#8217;m assuming there will be a little rust! I do however hope to put on a good show for my kids and future discus Olympians!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Olympian and Olympic finalist officially retired in 2011.\u00a0 He retired as Canadian record holder and an astonishing 14 Canadian championship titles. Jason will be officially inducted into Athletics Canada&#8217;s Hall of Fame on Thursday June 26, 2014 in Moncton as part of the Championship festivities, &#8220;It&#8217;s an absolute honour to be inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame. To be recognized for the ground breaking efforts as a thrower and years of hard work is truly amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ten others will join Jason in the class of 2014; Athletes &#8211; Graeme Fell, Marcel Jobin, Bruce Kidd, Lynn Kanuka; Coach Paul Poce; Builders Ken Porter, LeRoy Washburn and In Memoriam John Loaring, Harold Nicholson and Father John Redmond.<\/p>\n<p>Sport Ambassador Perdita Felicien will serve as Master of Ceremony for Athletics Canada&#8217;s 2014 Awards banquet and will be back on the air providing colour commentary throughout the Canadian Championships live stream.<\/p>\n<p>General Information on the 2014 Hall of Fame Gala<\/p>\n<p>The induction ceremony will take place in Moncton, New Brunswick on June 26, 2014 during the Canadian Track and Field Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Delta Beaus\u00e9jour (750 Main Street, Moncton, New Brunswick)<\/p>\n<p>Time: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. &#8211; The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by the induction and dinner at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Tunks of London, Ont., has signed on to throw his last discus at the 2014 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Moncton, N.B. 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