Canada Track & Field and Cross Country News
Coolsaet, Gillis and Wykes - Ready for Marathon Action
Jul 30, 2012
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For the first time since 1996 Canada is sending three male marathon runners to the Olympic Games. Dylan Wykes, Reid Coolsaet and Eric Gillis will toe the line in the 2012 London Olympic Games marathon, Sunday, August 12th.
Ryan Hall - Excitied to toe-the-line
Jul 27, 2012
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America's fastest marathon runner Ryan Hall, declared himself as fit and ready to race the 2012 London Olympic Marathon. He said, “To be honest, my build up for this marathon has had many rocky moments, everything from MRIs to plague-like sickness, but through it all I have been able to not miss any workouts and I feel well prepared”. The race starts at the iconic Mall location at 11:00am GMT, Sunday, August 12th.
Derek Drouin - Interview
Jul 27, 2012
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Derek Drouin is an athlete from Sarnia, Ontario who has competed for the past three years at the University of Indiana and captured the NCAA Championship title in the High Jump. During this outdoor season he captured the Diamond League title in the event and enters the Olympics for the first time riding a wave of confidence.
Cameron Levins - Final Preparation before 5000m and 10000m Races
Jul 26, 2012
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Southern Utah University's Cameron Levins of Black Creek, British Columbia (on Vancouver Island) will be racing in two Olympic distance events at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The first event is the 10000m race Saturday, August 4th. Levins currently owns the second-fastest time in Canadian history with his 27:27.56, which he achieved at the Payton Jordan Invitational meet at Stanford University. The Canadian A standard for the 10000m distance is 27:45.
The False Start Rule - An Abject Failure
Jul 22, 2012
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The current zero-tolerance false start rule for the sprints is an abject failure in marketing and will only serve to further alienate fans of the flagging sport of track and field. The 2012 London Olympic Games are just days away and the International Association of Athletics Federations has not addressed this austere rule, despite having faced substantial pressure after the 2011 World Track and Field Championships debacle that took place in Daegu, Korea. There remains every chance that fans of the sport could witness a repeat disqualification of Usain Bolt, the most marketable personality at the Games.
Rob Ford, Keith Butler and Canadian Olympic Competition
Jul 21, 2012
By Andrew Maloney
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Rob Ford's New Perspective
As nice as it is to see Toronto mayor Rob Ford finally stop bashing the city’s hosting of the Pan-American Games and finally come around to the fact that it is a positive for the city and the region in a number of ways (that should have been rather obvious to him from the beginning), it is almost a certainty he will have to buy a ticket to that event like everyone else. After proving to be even more of a buffoon in office than even I could have ever imagined before his election two years ago, he will likely be unceremoniously turfed from office if any warm body with a pulse opposes him in two years.
Mo Ahmed - Interview
Jul 20, 2012
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By Andrew Maloney
Mohammed Ahmed is a Canadian distance runner from Saint Catherine's, Ontario. He attends the NCAA Division 1 University of Wisconsin. He set a school record by running the 10,000m distance in 27:34.64 at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, California this spring. The time is better than the Olympic A standard of 27:45 and qualified him to represent Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.
Sub Four Minute Mile - Geoff Martinson
Jul 20, 2012
Video coverage of an unofficial Sub-4 minute mile by Geoffrey Martinson. He was paced and ran self-timed. Although unofficial, he did indeed, according to several timing devices clearly run under 4 minutes. Martinson also owns an official 3:37 1500m and has run in the IAAF World Track and Field Championships.
This run was aided by a few University of Victoria Vikes at the Jack Wallace Memorial Track at Oak Bay High School.
Jessica Smith - Interview
Jul 19, 2012
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Jessica Smith of North Vancouver, British Columbia will be competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games in the 800m distance. She is a graduate of Vancouver's Simon Fraser University and one of only four Canadian women to ever break the two-minute barrier at the distance.
Emmanuel Mutai - Interview
Jul 18, 2012
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Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai, will be contesting the marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Initially he was not selected to the team due to his performance at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, where he was feeling under the weather. However, his resume was not to be ignored considering his win in London the previous year where he attained his current personal best time of 2:04:40.
Geoff Harris - Interview
Jul 17, 2012
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Geoff Harris of Halifax, Nova Scotia is going to the 2012 London Olympic Games to compete in the 800m distance. Harris qualified, according to Athletics Canada's Rising Star criteria, during the Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials that took place in Calgary, Alberta from June 27th to June 30th. He was required to finish top-three while having achieved at least the Canadian "B" standard of 1:46.30 (which he did twice) during the qualifying period of April 1st to June 30th 2012. Harris ran his personal best of 1:46.12 in Indianapolis June 16, 2012.
Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame
Jul 04, 2012
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Crooks, Ottey, LeBlanc, Steen and Surin inducted to Athletics Canada Hall of Fame |
CALGARY - Athletes Charmaine Crooks of Vancouver, B.C., Milt Ottey of Toronto, Ont., Guillaume LeBlanc of Sept-Îles, Que., Dave Steen of New Westminster, B.C., and Bruny Surin of Montreal, Que., were enriched into Athletics Canada's Hall of Fame this morning to officially kick off Hall of Fame Friday at the 2012 Canadian Track and Field trials. The event was hosted by Scott Russell of CBC Sports Weekend and also saw the induction of Bob Adams of Saskatoon, Sask., in the builder category, Lyle Sanderson of Saskatoon, Sask., in the coach category and Myrtle Cook of Toronto, Ont., Fred Foot from Toronto, Ont., and Harry Jerome of Prince Albert, Sask., were honoured in memoriam.
Athletics Canada names 40 to Olympic team
Jul 03, 2012
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Athletics Canada announced today the athletes who have been put forth to the Canadian Olympic team
Melissa Bishop
Jul 03, 2012
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Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ontario is going to the 2012 London Olympic Games. She qualified for the highly competitive 800m distance by bettering the A+ Canadian Standard of 1:59.90, while finishing top-three at the Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials final race on June 30th.
Canadian Olympic Trials
Jul 02, 2012
One stop for all of the links to coverage and information that you need to know.
Canadian Athletes Selected - London Olympic Games
Jul 01, 2012
From Athletics Canada
Athletics Canada nominates 40 to Olympic Games; 26 athletes to Paralympic Games
CALGARY -Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that have been put forth to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) for nomination to the 2012 Paralympic Games team and 2012 Olympic Games team.
Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene vs Athletics Canada
Jun 25, 2012
Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene's appeal of the decision by Athletics Canada to not let them compete during the 2012 London Olympic Games in the marathon event was turned down. DuChene said, "I think it's safe to say, on behalf of Lanni and I, that we were disappointed but not entirely surprised. One final step we can take is dispute resolution through the SDRCC - Sport Dispute Resolution Centre for Canada."
The Decision
Jun 25, 2012
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER RULE 140 OF THE RULES AND BYLAWS OF
ATHLETICS CANADA (APPEALS POLICY)
BETWEEN: LANNI MARCHANT and KRISTA DUCHENE (Appellants) and ATHLETICS CANADA (Respondent)
DECISION MATTER UNDER APPEAL
1. The matter under appeal is the decision by Athletics Canada’s National Teams
Committee to deny a petition from marathoners Lanni Marchant and Krista DuChene to
be nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team.