By Ottawa Sportspage Synchro swimmers near podium at FINA Artistic Swimming Worlds Two of Ottawa’s top synchro athletes participated in the 2018 FINA Artistic Swimming World Series in March, including Olivia Jensen-Large, who nearly made the podium as part of Canada’s top three teams at the event. Jensen-Large placed 4th in the women’s team free…
By Dan Plouffe The Ontario Games provide many athletes’ first steps on the path to bigger competitions, like the Canada Games and then maybe one day even the Olympic Games. That’s been Maeva Camejo’s objective since she saw wrestling on TV at the London 2012 Games. “As soon as I started wrestling, I realized there…
By Ottawa Sportspage Two Ottawa cyclists placed on the podium at Round 3 of the Union Cyclist Internationale Track Cycling World Cup. The Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton played host to the event for the first time and on home soil Ottawa Bicycle Club products Ariane Bonhomme and Derek Gee both contributed medal performances.…
Rio Olympic champion Erica Wiebe dominated at the trials for the Commonwealth Games held at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C. in November. Wiebe, who won a gold medal in last year’s summer Olympic Games in the 75 kg class, finished 1st in the 76 kg class at the trials. The 2016 Ottawa Sports Awards…
By Dan Plouffe The Ottawa Sport Council will bring together the local sports community for its Fall Sport Summit the evening of Nov. 29 at Ben Franklin Place, set to cover a topic that’s become a crucial tool for community sports organizations’ advancement: creating successful grant applications. “Most sport organizations seem to be able to…
A little over a year after winning the biggest prize in her sport at Rio 2016, Olympic champion Erica Wiebe has been displaced as the world’s #1-ranked wrestler. The Stittsville native hasn’t competed since early March in Ukraine, having decided on a break from competition prior to the Canadian Championships, for multiple reasons, including injuries…
