News EMPHATIC VICTORY FOR CANADA OVER USA IN UNDER-20 JUNIOR WORLD RUGBY TROPHY QUALIFYING OPENER June 14, 2017 Rugby Canada - Canada’s Men’s Under-20 Team scores seven tries en route to 46-12 victory Tuesday night at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton against USA U-20; Final match of aggregate qualifying series set for Saturday at 2pm M.T. to secure North America spot at...
News Mare Nostrum medals for Thormeyer, Oleksiak, Ruck June 14, 2017 Swimming Canada - BARCELONA, Spain – Markus Thormeyer of the Swimming Canada High Performance Centre – Vancouver was one of three Canadian medallists as the second leg of the Mare Nostrum tour opened Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain. Thormeyer took silver in the...
News RCA Announces CanAmMex Team June 14, 2017 Rowing Canada - VICTORIA, BC – Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announced today the selection of 28 athletes for this year’s Junior National Team for the CanAmMex Regatta. The team is made up of rowers under the age of...
News Cathy Priestner Allinger elected as new President for Speed Skating Canada June 14, 2017 Speed Skating Canada - Ottawa, June 13, 2017 – Cathy Priestner Allinger from North Saanich, BC, was elected as President of Speed Skating Canada at the organization’s Annual General Meeting last weekend in Toronto. Priestner Allinger, the first Canadian woman...
News Crews Named for 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships June 14, 2017 Rowing Canada - VICTORIA, BC – Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announced today the selection of 10 athletes for this year’s Junior National Team for the World Rowing Junior Championships. The Junior National Team is made up of rowers...
News Canada wins three straight on home soil to kick off Summer of Soccer Series June 14, 2017 Canada Soccer - Anthony Jackson-Hamel was the hometown hero as he scored the winning goal in a 2:1 win over Curaçao. The come-from-behind victory served as Canada Soccer's Men's National Team send off match before the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup this...
News CANADA BASKETBALL ET TOYOTA ANNONCENT UN PARTENARIAT June 14, 2017 Canada Basketball - Toyota Canada confirme une commandite de plusieurs années avec Canada Basketball TORONTO, ON (13 juin 2017) – Canada Basketball est fière d’annoncer que Toyota Canada sera son Commanditaire officiel pour les déplacements ainsi que son Véhicule officiel. ...
News Broomball Athlete Suspended for Presence of Cannabis June 14, 2017 CCES - (Ottawa, Ontario – June 13, 2017) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Alanna Montague, a broomball athlete, received a two-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. The athlete’s urine sample, collected during...
News NEW CANADA CUP SERIES LEADERS AFTER HORSESHOE June 14, 2017 Cycling Canada - HORSESHOE VALLEY, June 13, 2017 – After a two week hiatus, the XCO Mountain Bike Canada Cup resumed on Sunday for Round 4 at Horseshoe Valley, north of Barrie, Ontario. The Norco Factory Team were the big winners of...
Knowledge Nuggets developing a strong knowledge base SIRC Blog How do experts differ from novices? In sport, success in both low-strategy sports and high-strategy sports relies on having a solid knowledge base: knowledge may be what determines who is a true expert when athletes have similar skills...