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PANDEMIC PROVINDING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DZAKA
February 19, 2021
Ghana-born and Saskatoon-raised coach Mavis Dzaka first joined the Huskies Athletics track and field program as an athlete in 1999 and then came back to the team as a coach in 2011. With the pandemic changing the sport landscape in...
Read MoreCANADA TO PLAY IN GROUP A AT OLYMPICS AS WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM MEETS FOR VIRTUAL CAMP
February 2, 2021
The Canadian women’s basketball team, led by Saskatchewan-based head coach Lisa Thomaidis, will face off against South Korea, Serbia and Spain in the Group Phase of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following the Draw Ceremony on Feb. 2, 2021. Canada qualified...
Read MoreERICA GAVEL TO SERVE AS VICE-CHAIR OF CANADIAN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES’ COUNCIL
February 1, 2021
Prince Albert wheelchair basketball player Erica Gavel is "humbled and honoured" after being selected to her new role as the Vice Chair of the Canadian Paralympic Athletes' Council by her fellow council members. This comes following her election to a...
Read MoreBOBSLEDDER BEN COAKWELL BUILDS TRAINING GYM IN HIS GARAGE
December 1, 2020
Moose Jaw Oympian Ben Coakwell, a member of the the Canadian bobsleigh team, temporarily swapped his bobsleigh helmet for a hard hat while he built a gym in his garage that allowed him to continue training during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Read More5 QUESTIONS WITH OLYMPIC HOPEFUL KENZIE PRIDDELL
November 14, 2020
Before training was shut down, you had moved to Montreal to train with the national synchronized swimming team, how did that go? Montreal was great! It's so motivating to be surrounded by a group of strong and talented girls all...
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