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DOCUMENTARY: U SPORTS guides Canada to double gold at Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games

LAKE PLACID, NY – With two teams filled to the brim with U SPORTS all-stars, the best of Canadian university hockey returned to the international stage representing their nation at the Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games. After failing to win gold in both tournaments since the Trentino 2013 Winter University Games, Canada’s mission was clear near home soil, as they played their way … Continue reading DOCUMENTARY: U SPORTS guides Canada to double gold at Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games

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Canadian Track and Field heats up in BC ahead of Budapest 2023

VANCOUVER, BC – The Canadian Track and Field Championships make their way to Langley, BC, for the second straight year this week, once again acting as a precursor to the World Championships.  After COVID-19 postponed the Oregon World Championships to 2022, it’s back-to-back years for the prominent competition, with the Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships looming in August.  For Canadian athletes, the national championships offer … Continue reading Canadian Track and Field heats up in BC ahead of Budapest 2023

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BREAKING: Canada won’t send athletes to FISU Summer Games

TORONTO, ON – A Canadian team will not be at the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games in China this summer.  U SPORTS announced on Friday that they would not send a Canadian delegation to the two years delayed summer games, the first FISU Summer Games since the Napoli 2019 event.  “U SPORTS Canada has made the difficult decision to withdraw its participation from the … Continue reading BREAKING: Canada won’t send athletes to FISU Summer Games

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Athletics Canada won’t field a team for Chengdu FISU Games

TORONTO, ON – With the location and financial cost of the event, Athletics Canada says that the organization will not support or send student-athletes to the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games in July and August 2023.  The national team committee, which approves what competitions Athletics Canada sends representative teams to, ratified the decision on Thursday, citing that it could cost between $8000 CAD and … Continue reading Athletics Canada won’t field a team for Chengdu FISU Games

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Triple medalist Shilo Rousseau to carry Canadian flag at closing ceremony

LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK – With a historic performance at the range and on the snow at Mount Van Hoevenberg, biathlete Shilo Rousseau wil carry the Canadian flag into Herb Brooks Arena on Sunday in the closing ceremony.  The University of Ottawa student started Canada strong in the Lake Plaid 2023 FISU World University Games, winning a gold medal on the second day of competition, … Continue reading Triple medalist Shilo Rousseau to carry Canadian flag at closing ceremony

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