News CANADA STORMS BACK TO DEFEAT SERBIA 71-67 AT RIO GAMES August 8, 2016 Canada Basketball - Kia Nurse scores 25 points as Canadians rally from 18-point deficit RIO DE JANEIRO (August 8, 2016) – For the first time ever Canada is 2-0 at the Olympic women's basketball tournament, after a comeback for...
News OSA teams up with Academy Soccer Coach August 8, 2016 Ontario Soccer Association - The online platform will become a hub for soccer education Aug. 8, 2016 | Vaughan, ON – The Ontario Soccer Association announced today that it has teamed up with Academy Soccer Coach to launch an online resource platform...
News CBC’S COVERAGE OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES: PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS FOR DAY 4 (TUESDAY, AUGUST 9) August 8, 2016 CBC - August 8, 2016 – Canada’s women’s soccer team will be in the spotlight again on Day 4 when it faces Germany for first place in their pool. Meanwhile, Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito – half of Canada’s Fab Four...
News CANADIAN SPORT INSTITUTE ONTARIO WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR, PERFORMANCE SERVICES August 8, 2016 Canadian Sport Institute Ontario - TORONTO (August 8, 2016) – Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) is pleased to announce the hiring of Pierre McCourt as Director, Performance Services. Pierre comes to CSIO with years of international experience in senior organizational roles, leading sport science and...
News Beach Volleyball Provincial Champions Crowned this Past Weekend August 8, 2016 Volleyball Manitoba - Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba’s Beach Volleyball Provincial Champions were crowned this past Saturday under clear blue skies at the newly completed Sargent Park Beach Volleyball Centre. The Sargent Park Beach Volleyball Centre will be the site next...
News PENDREL WINS MONT-STE-ANNE WORLD CUP FOR RECORD 4TH TIME August 8, 2016 Cycling Canada Cyclisme - (Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC – August 7, 2016) Catharine Pendrel (Luna Pro Team) of Kamloops, BC, won the 12th Mountain Bike World Cup of her career on Sunday at Mont-Ste-Anne, Quebec, in the Elite Women's competition. She was...
News Hard-to-Stomach Defeat for Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard August 8, 2016 Judo Canada - Montreal, August 8, 2016 – Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard’s Olympic experience was brought to an early end by a simple shido dealt out 51 seconds into her first match today, at Rio’s Arena Carioca 2. The Saint-Hubert judoka had...
News Canadian Paralympic Committee applauds IPC decision to suspend the Russian Paralympic Committee August 8, 2016 Canadian Paralympic Committee - Suspension means Russia is ineligible to compete in Rio August 7, 2016, OTTAWA - Today the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that it has suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee, effective immediately, for its inability to fulfil its...
News Day 2: Team Canada Results at Rio 2016 August 8, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - Sunday, August 7, 2016 — RIO DE JANEIRO — Day 2 competition has come to an end. Please find end of day results, quotes and other resources below. TEAM CANADA MEDAL COUNT Updated: 1:05 a.m. BRT RANK GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 8...
News Media Advisory: Two-time Rio 2016 medallist Penny Oleksiak to hold media availability August 8, 2016 Canadian Olympic Committee - RIO DE JANEIRO — Two-time Olympic medallist, Penny Oleksiak, will be available to media for photo and interview opportunities today. Who: Penny Oleksiak, two-time Olympic medallist, Rio 2016 When: Monday, August 8, 2016 1:00 p.m. BRT Where:...
