Athletics Ontario is proud to welcome Angela Whyte as Manager, High Performance. A three-time Olympian in the sport of Athletics, Angela Whyte brings solid coaching experience, sport psychology and an understanding of the personal and life challenges high-performance athletes navigate. Angela will be working alongside Brendan Cole, the current Manager, High Performance, who recently made […]
U20 World Athletics Championships Recap
The World Athletics U20 Championships hosted in Santiago de Cali, Colombia, have come to a close after the final day on Saturday, August the 6th. The best U20 athletes from around the world gathered to showcase their talents and there were many great performances during the event! The biggest highlight occurred on the final day […]
2022 Commonwealth Games Recap
The 2022 Commonwealth Games took place in Birmingham, England, from July 28th to August 8th, 2022. Canada finished third overall behind Australia and England with a total of 92 medals; 34 bronze, 32 silver, and 26 gold. Sixteen Ontario athletes competed on Team Canada in the athletics and para-athletics events. Seven exciting days of athletics […]
U14, U16, U18 Athletics Championships & U18, U20, Open, Combined Events Championships
This past weekend we hosted the Ontario U14, U16, & U20 Athletics Championships, which also included the U18, U20, & Open Combined Events Championships at the Western Alumni Stadium in London ON. Over the course of the meet, we saw many notable results and great performances from our athletes. U20 AND OPEN Stevie Davis from […]
2022 World Athletics Championships Recap
The World Athletics Championships took place in Eugene, Oregon, over the past ten days; the events started on Friday, July 15th, 2022, and came to a close this Sunday, July 24th. Team Canada had many ups and downs throughout the competition, but overall, this year’s World Championships was one to remember. Let’s take a look […]
10,000m Track Championships and All Comers Recap
On July 15th, the Newmarket Huskies hosted the Ontario 10,000m Track Championships and Open All Comers Track Meet. The event featured the 100m, 400m, 1200m, 2000m and the 10,000m. We saw some outstanding performances from our Ontario Athletes! Alexandra Estabrooks of York University T.F.C, and Myah Murray and Gracy Smith of Royal City AC had […]
World Masters Athletics Championship Recap
The World’s Masters Athletics Championships took place in Tampere, Finland, from June 29th to July 10th. Much anticipation surrounded this championship after the previously scheduled world’s masters was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. We saw some amazing performances from our Ontario Masters athletes individually and as a team. Makie Ohler had a fantastic […]
Canada Summer Games Trials Preview
This coming weekend the Canada Summer Games trials for Team Ontario will be taking place at Toronto Track and Field Centre. This event will be the prelude to the Canada Summer Games taking place on August 15th to August 21st. The event will consist of men and women from Ontario participating in different events. There […]
Remembering Sharon Clarke
Sharon Clarke (1963-2022) The Athletics Ontario Board of Directors, Staff and Officials Executive committee were deeply saddened upon learning of the sudden passing of Sharon Clarke on June 2, 2022. Sharon was an Athletics Ontario Official and a coach with the University of Toronto Track Club and Varsity team. Sharon’s Celebration of Life Service: Wednesday […]
Remembering George Shepherd
George Shepherd (1938-2022) The Athletics Ontario Board of Directors, Staff and Officials Executive committee were deeply saddened upon learning of the sudden passing of George Shepherd on May 19, 2022. The 2015 Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame inductee passed away at the age of 84. As an athlete, George was a member of the Canadian team […]
