News Joe Morissette to lead Speed Skating Canada as new CEO June 8, 2023 OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Stepping in to lead the charge for Canada’s most successful Olympic sport, Joe Morissette has been named Speed Skating Canada’s new Chief Executive Officer beginning on July 10. He will play an important role in rallying the...
News Update: 2023 Men's U21 Team at Pan Am Cup June 8, 2023 HAVANA, Cuba, June 8, 2023 – Canada’s team went undefeated in pool play at the U21 Men’s NORCECA Pan American Cup in Cuba. Canada beat Dominican Republic in straight sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-22 to top pool A yesterday and advance directly to the...
News Water Polo Canada Women’s and Men’s National Teams back together heading towards Paris 2024 June 8, 2023 Ottawa, June 8, 2023 – Water Polo Canada is announcing today the list of 24 female and 23 male Canadian players who will be centralized at the Institut national du sport du Québec in Montréal over the upcoming year as...
News Save the Date: Team Canada to host Paris 2024 Media Day June 8, 2023 MONTREAL (June 8, 2023) – The Canadian Olympic Committee will host a Team Canada Paris 2024 Media Day on December 14, 2023 where some of Canada’s top Olympic hopefuls will be available for content capture opportunities. The event will be...
News Canada Soccer announces roster for preperation camp ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup June 8, 2023 Canada Soccer announced today the Women’s National Team pre-tournament roster traveling to Australia as the team will enter their final preparation phase for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™.Canada will face Nigeria on Friday 21 July...
News Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games curling team announced June 8, 2023 Ottawa (June 8, 2023) – Curling Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced the athletes selected for the four-player mixed curling event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), as well as the process to determine the...
News Four young athletes selected for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic mixed team; process for selecting mixed doubles team determined June 8, 2023 Canada’s representatives at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in four-player mixed curling are confirmed, as is the process to determine the two athletes who will represent Canada in mixed doubles.Chloe Fediuk of Edmonton, Owain Fisher of North...
Knowledge Nuggets Starting young to protect elite athletes’ mental health Youth elite athlete mental health is complex. Being young is a time of transition and can leave young people vulnerable to mental illness. Meanwhile, elite athletics often involves high pressure situations and intense training. These two experiences combined leaves youth...
News One week left to apply: Same Game Challenge empowers sport leaders to tackle gender inequity June 7, 2023 Canadian Women & Sport is inviting sport and recreation organizations across Canada to apply for Same Game Challenge, a initaitive aimed at empowering sport leaders with knowledge and tools to tackle gender inequity and help make Canadian sport more inclusive....
News Personal strategies to mitigate the effects of air pollution exposure during sport and exercise June 7, 2023 A narrative review and position statement by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Air pollution is among the leading environmental threats to health around the world today, particularly in the...