In the News
Our high performance athletes and sports science experts are often in the news.
We’ve collected relevant recent top stories from a variety of sources around the web about Manitoba athletes and the sport news affecting them.
Mara George springs to the podium
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 29) Local diver Mara George has jumped into the deep end of national competition. The 18-year-old from Wildwood won two medals at the Speedo Juniors Elite National Diving Championship.
Tachinski on a tear
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 29) It’s been a monumental year for Winnipeg’s Victoria Tachinski — a remarkable feat given it’s only July. She capped off her first World U20 Track and Field Championships with a bronze in the 4x400-metre relay, holding off the Germans as the anchor of Team Canada.
‘I’m good enough’: Olympic ban on Russia a confidence-booster for Rio-bound Nicole Sifuentes
CBC MANITOBA (July 29) Nicole Sifuentes, 30, is a two-time Olympian, a civil engineer and a woman who acknowledges she is still learning how to believe in herself.
Winnipeg’s Gray preparing for World Championship
MYTOBA.CA (July 28) Winnipeg’s Emma Gray and Victoria’s Ivy Quaintance are training in Winnipeg at the Winnipeg Rowing Club Riley Boathouse with their sights set on a World Title at the 2016 World Rowing Championship.
After a stellar year, Winnipeg cyclist ‘can’t wait’ for Rio
CBC MANITOBA (July 28) Leah Kirchmann narrowly missed making it to 2012 London Games, now headed to Rio Olympics.
Nine Manitobans making their way to Rio
WINNIPEG SUN (July 28) For the first time in 16 years, Manitoba is supplying its fair share of athletes to the Canadian Summer Olympic Team.
Manitoban Olympians get ready for Rio Games
CBC MANITOBA (July 28) Manitobans have a lot to celebrate during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
Manitoba Olympic volleyball player thrilled to play in Rio
CBC MANITOBA (July 27) A Winnipeg volleyball player says he's excited about competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he'll face the toughest teams in the world.
Saunders and Lambert third in women’s doubles at world racquetball championships
THOMPSON CITIZEN (July 27) Jennifer Saunders and her partner lost to Aimee Ruiz and Janel Tisinger of the United States in the women’s doubles semifinals at the world racquetball championships in Cali, Colombia to wind up third overall.
