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Canada’s Damian Warner won his record eighth Hypo Meeting decathlon on Sunday in Götzis, Austria, his first multi-sport competition since finishing second at last year’s World Athletics Championships. 2023 world champion Pierce LePage did not competeCBC Sports · Posted: May 19, 2024 2:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoContinue Reading

Sarah Mitton of Brooklyn, N.S., returns to the Diamond League professional circuit this Sunday in Marrakech, Morocco, eight days after raising her women’s shot put national record to 20.68 metres. She says her “entire focus” is on the Paris Olympics in August. De Grasse to run 100m Sunday in Morocco,Continue Reading

Pierce LePage, the reigning world decathlon champion from Whitby, Ont., will not return to the Hypo Meeting this weekend in Götzis, Austria, to defend his title. Reason for world champ’s absence unknown; teammate Damian Warner to compete Doug Harrison · CBC Sports · Posted: May 17, 2024 5:09 PM EDTContinue Reading

Sarah Mitton once again broke her own Canadian women’s shot put record. But this time, the 27-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., also set the bar for women around the world. Brooklyn, N.S., athlete owns new national mark of 20.68mCBC Sports · Posted: May 12, 2024 1:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hoursContinue Reading

Teenager Morales Williams sets Canadian 400m record at SEC track championshipsCanadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams continues to make his mark on the track. Morales Williams won the 400-metre event at the SEC outdoor tack and field championships in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday. Vaughan, Ont., eclipses Tyler Christopher’s mark in 2005CBCContinue Reading

Kenny Bednarek, fresh off winning a 4×100-metre relay gold medal at World Relays last weekend, dominated the men’s 200 metres in a winning and personal-best time of 19.67 seconds on Friday at a Diamond League meet in Doha, Qatar. Aaron Brown 5th; Fellow Canadian Kieran Lumb less than 1 secondContinue Reading

Fast friends: Aaron Brown takes on U.S. club teammates at Doha Diamond LeagueCanada’s Aaron Brown, fresh off capturing a silver medal behind the United States at World Relays, will make his outdoor season debut in the 200 metres against three of his teammates from Florida-based Star Athletics on Friday atContinue Reading

The Canadian men’s 4×100 relay team finished second to the United States in the World Athletic Relays on Sunday. Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Andre De Grasse posted a time of 37.89 seconds behind the Americans in 37.40 in the final. Women’s 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams alsoContinue Reading

Twenty-seven Canadians have made their way to the Bahamas to compete in the two-day international competition that serves as the Olympic qualifying event for relays.  De Grasse, Arop, Emmanuel lead the way for men and womenDevin Heroux · CBC Sports · Posted: May 03, 2024 2:01 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading