August 5, 2016
Canada Games Alumni Well Represented at 2016 Olympics Games in Rio
Canada Games Council – (August 4th, 2016) Ottawa – Among the sports on the Canada Games program, approximately 40%of Canada’s contingent competing at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio are Canada Games alumni.
Diving Fencing
As in 2014 (43%), 2012 (44%), 2010 (44%) and 2008 (43%), statistics demonstrate how integral the Canada Games are to the development of Canada’s next generation of national, international and Olympic champions.
Many Canada Games alumni wearing the red and white in Rio are medal contenders, including sprinting phenom Andre De Grasse, swimming sensation Ryan Cochrane and tennis star Eugenie Bouchard.
Click on the below sports to see which Canada Games alumni are competing:
Diving Fencing
Joel Allard
Communications Coordinator / Coordonnateur des communications
Canada Games Council / Conseil des Jeux du Canada
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Ottawa, ON K1H 7X3
Téléphone/Phone: 613.526.2320 (ext. 2708)