May 3, 2022
COC to unveil Chef de Mission for 2024 Olympics
On Friday, May 6, the Canadian Olympic Committee will announce Team Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Saskatoon product Catriona Le May Doan served as the Chef De Mission for Team Canada at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
Lightfoot returns from Brazil with bronze medal
Assiniboia’s Wyatt Lightfoot and partner Justin Kendrick won a bronze medal in the men’s SH 6 doubles at the Para Badminton International in Brazil.
The pair went 1-1 in the round robin to earn a spot in the semifinals where they lost 21-10 and 21-11 to the French duo of Fabien Morat and Charles Noakes.
Lightfoot also competed in the SH 6 men’s singles event, again going 1-1 in the round robin to advance to playoffs.
In the opening round of playoffs, Lightfoot faced Kendrick losing the first game 30-29, but winning the final two 21-17 and 21-16 to move on to quarter-finals where he was defeated by Noakes 21-7 and 21-5.
The Canadian contingent was coached by Regina’s Frank Gaudet.
Wright representing Saskatchewan at Worlds
Moose Jaw’s Marie Wright is in the midst of the World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, where she and teammate Jamie Anseeuw hold a 2-4 record through six round robin games.
Wright and Anseeuw won their opening game 8-4 against Latvia, but then lost back-to-back to Germany and Slovakia before picking up their second win against the United States. The duo then lost another two game to Norway and Turkey.
The Canadian rink will be back in action in Lohja, Finland later on Tuesday, with a game against Czech Republic and will wrap up round robin play on Wednesday against Denmark.
Mackintosh returns as head coach
Melfort’s Keith Mackintosh is back as the Head Coach of the Canadian Junior Women’s National Softball Team for the upcoming WBSC U18 Women’s Softball World Cup cycle from 2023-2025.
This will be Mackintosh’s fifth cycle as a coach and third as head coach after previously leading the team to their first-ever medal at the 2019 U19 World Cup.
Saskatchewan contingent to represent Canada in Mexico
Regina’s Kayla Bednarcik, Moose Jaw’s Taylor Follensbee and Saskatoon’s Jacob Phillips, as well as Saskatoon Wrestling Club’s Logan Sloan were among the 23 Canadian wrestlers named to Wrestling Canada’s team for the 2022 Senior Pan-American Championships that run May 5-8 in Acapulco, Mexico.
Also representing Canada are Saskatchewan coaches Shane Bradley and Leo McGee.