Paris – When the Olympic Games were last held in Paris in 1924, Canadian athletes won four medals, none of which were gold. Now a century later, there are almost seven times as many medals on the board! There are all sorts of fun facts to be pulled from Team Canada’s success at the first Olympic Summer Games in eight years …
Ottawa – Canada has never won a medal in women’s tennis, and has only ever won one medal – a gold in men’s doubles at Sydney 2000 – but Leylah Annie Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu headline a new generation of Canadian women’s tennis, and look to make history on the clay courts in Paris. Paris 2024 will be the first appearance at an …
Ottawa – Turning back the clock, few would see it coming. When Ethan Katzberg steps into the throwing circle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he will do so not only as one of Canada’s first men’s hammer throw Olympians since James Steacy at London 2012 but as a relative youngster amid a tremendous rise in his event. At 22 years old, he’s heading …
Ottawa – Six athletes and their horses will represent Team Canada in the dressage and eventing equestrian disciplines at Paris 2024. They join the contingent of jumping athletes and horses previously named to Team Canada in June. In dressage, Camille Carier Bergeron (Finnländerin), Jill Irving (Genesis) and Naïma Moreira Laliberté (Statesman) will join forces once more. Carier Bergeron and Moreira Laliberté were on the team that won …
Ottawa – About 12 athletes are ready to tackle one of the biggest stages in the world as Team Canada has named the women’s rugby sevens athletes nominated to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada’s Olympic roster includes three players returning from Tokyo 2020: Olivia Apps, Keyara Wardley, and Charity Williams. This will be the second Olympic appearance for Apps and …
Ottawa – At Paris 2024, Team Canada will be competing in women’s water polo for the second straight Olympic Games. Seven of the athletes who were with the team at Tokyo 2020 are back for another Olympic appearance while six athletes will make their Olympic debut. Eleven team members were with Team Canada in the fall of 2023 as they took home the …
Ottawa – It came down to the final weekend of the Olympic qualification window, but now we know that Team Canada will be represented in the men’s Olympic golf tournament at Paris 2024 by Nick Taylor and Corey Conners. At the end of the US Open, Taylor and Conners were the top two Canadians in the Olympic Golf Ranking (based on the …
Ottawa – Three athletes will take aim at fulfilling their Olympic dreams at Paris 2024 as members of Team Canada’s shooting team. Shannon Westlake and Tye Ikeda will compete in the women’s and men’s 50m rifle three positions, respectively. Michele Esercitato will compete in the men’s 10m air pistol. All three athletes will make their Olympic debuts this summer in Paris after winning their events …
Ottawa – With just over 50 days to go before Team Canada competes at Paris 2024, many Canadian athletes enjoyed a successful weekend as they head into the home stretch of Olympic qualification. The country’s newest sprint star, Audrey Leduc, took down her second national record in the last six weeks, while the consistency of shot putter Sarah Mitton was …
Ottawa – Team Canada is sending a strong contingent of six wrestlers to compete at Paris 2024. While only one athlete, Amar Dhesi, is a returning Olympian, the Canadian team is filled with champions at both the world and continental levels. The most decorated of these athletes is Justina Di Stasio, who is a past world champion (2018), Pan Am Games champion (2019) and …
