Athletics Canada would like to congratulate both Jane Edstrom and Alice Kubek on recently being named to the International Technical Officials (ITO) Panel for the period of 2010 to 2013. Both are International level 5 Technical Officials and were named to the NACAC area by the International Association of Athletics... read more →
Dec
12
Dec
07
Congratulations to the Winnipeg Optimist Midget Men's Relay team of Kyle Leech, Robert Anderson, Brayden Schindell and Levi Sader for breaking a 23 year old record Saturday in the Midget Boys 4x100m Relay. Their time of 47.25 broke the old record of 48.14, set in 1986 by the team from... read more →
Oct
29
The IAAF rule book for 2010-2011 can be found online at: http://www.iaaf.org/
Oct
20
Congratulations to Brian Walker, Darolyn Walker and Amanda Younka on their performance at the Canadian 10km Championships held this past weekend in Toronto. Brian finished 19th overall in the men's Canadian 10k Championship Race, and 3rd in the Timex Series Final. His time was 31:43.0. Darolyn finished 13th over in the women's... read more →
Oct
14
The new false start rule comes into effect on November 1, 2009. The new rule states: “Except in Combined Events, any athlete responsible for a false start shall be disqualified. In Combined Events, only one false start per race shall be allowed without the disqualification of the athlete(s) responsible for... read more →
Sep
28
The 2009 Outdoor Rankings and updated Provincial Records are now posted on the Track & Field/Records & Rankings page. The 2008-2009 Indoor Age Class Rankings are now up to date. Sorry for the delay. Although we attempt to be very accurate, mistakes can happen and/or results get missed. If any errors or omissions are... read more →
Aug
29
Complete results, click here. Day 5 Final Day Two more bronze medals today for Team Toba. Nathan Labbe took bronze in the Men's Long Jump with a jump of 7.24m and the Women's 4x100m won the bronze medal in a time of 47.05. The men's 4x100m finished 4th and the... read more →
Aug
14
Some great performances were turned at the Canadian Legion Youth Championships in Sherbrooke. Congratulations to the following medalists that represented Manitoba/Northwestern Ontario. (The Team Toba results document has been updated and my apologies to those that were omitted from the original document.) Gold Medalists Rachel Romu – Youth Women - Long... read more →
Aug
14
Selkirk coach Scott Gurney, 42, was honoured recently with Coach of the Year honours by the Royal Canadian Legion Sports Foundation. Gurney, head coach at the Legion Athletic Camp’s beginner track and field program since 2002, was humbled by the award which was presented by camp founding father and head... read more →
Aug
05
Congratulations to the athletes that travelled to the North America Hershey Championships this past weekend. There were some great performances and a great time was had by all. Special congratulations to Victoria Tachinski and Kevin Takatch, who both won their events. Victoria won the 9-10 year old 400m with a... read more →