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Live Live coverage continues from the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica. Live coverage begins at 6 p.m. ETCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 05, 2025 1:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago 2025 Grand Slam Track: Kingston – DAY 2 Watch Edmonton’s Marco Arop compete inContinue Reading

Olympic champions Gabby Thomas and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stormed to victory on the first day of the inaugural Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. Kenny Bednarek overcomes slow start to win men’s 100 at stop in Kingston, JamaicaThomson Reuters · Posted: Apr 05, 2025 1:23 AM EDT |Continue Reading

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse won the men’s 200-metre final at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday. Olympic champion from Markham, Ont., is set to compete in Saturday’s 4x100m relayCBC Sports · Posted: Apr 04, 2025 9:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago Canada’s Andre DeContinue Reading

Coming off an Olympic silver medal, Canada’s Marco Arop will open his outdoor season this weekend in Jamaica at the Grand Slam Track in the 800 metres and a newer distance, the 1,500. “Marco has great race instincts, no matter the distance,” says coach Chris Woods. Canadian Olympic 800m silverContinue Reading

The path of sprinter Kenny Bednarek has been far from easy or conventional. Plenty of uphill climbs, too. Racing at Grand Slam Track event after sharpening start and improving nutritionPat Graham · The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 03, 2025 5:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 3 American sprinterContinue Reading

Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a golden double by capturing the men’s 1,500-metre title on the final day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday, a day after the Norwegian claimed the 3,000 crown. Captured men’s 3,000m race on Saturday; Tsegay sets event mark in women’s 1,500Thomson Reuters · Posted: MarContinue Reading

Canada’s Evan Dunfee set a world record in the men’s 35-kilometre event at the World Athletics Race Walking Tour Gold meeting in Dunidice, Slovakia. Olympic bronze medallist from Richmond, B.C., clocks 2:21:40 in Dudince, SlovakiaCBC Sports · Posted: Mar 22, 2025 9:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 22 Canada’s Evan Dunfee, picturedContinue Reading

Shot putter Sarah Mitton and sprinter Christopher Morales Williams are some of the top Canadians competing in China this weekend. Shot putter Sarah Mitton, sprinter Christopher Morales-Williams lead team Canada’s Sarah Mitton is the reigning indoor world champion in women’s shot put. (Getty Images)Some of Canada’s top track and fieldContinue Reading

Moh Ahmed’s long-awaited debut in the half marathon is back on hold. The Canadian distance runner was scratched from Sunday’s 21.1-kilometre race in New York City due to back spasms and adductor issues suffered this week in his final workout. Ben Flanagan top Canadian in 7th, Andrew Davies 16th andContinue Reading