Here are the final results for the Girls' U16 Shot Put

Competitors                    Team                        Results

1. Grace Tennant            Ontario                     12.18m

2. Gabrielle Rains           Alberta                     12.05m

3. Tasha Willing              Valley Royal             11.72m

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Results Courtesy of Athletics Canada

Here are the final results for the Womens' U18 Javelin.

Competitors                    Team                          Results

1. Brittni Wolczyk           British Columbia       48.71m

2. Bailey Dell                   Sarnia                           45.00m

3. Cathia-Marie Bujold   Quebec                       42.48m

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Results Courtesy of Athletics Canada

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Nova Scotia locals are headed to Nationals!

Josh Bell had never been a part of his school track and field team in Nova Scotia until this year.

This weekend he will be competing at Nationals! In fact he currently holds the provincial gold medal for Discus in Nova Scotia.
 
In every competition he’s attended this year, he had surpassed his personal best and we can’t wait to see what he’s going to accomplish at the 2013 Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships!
 
Josh isn’t the only local kid representing Team Nova Scotia. Joining him are Sarah Milton (a fellow Bluenose Athletics athlete), James Lucas, and Tobias Wolter – the 2012 Canadian record holder for the 1500m Steeplechase.
 
Read all about Josh’s story in South Shore Now here.
 
Keep following our blog to stay up to date with all of the action at McLeod Athletic Park this weekend.
 
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Canada’s Top Youth Athletes Are Coming to Langley!

With our Press Conference coming up at 1:30pm, and our athletes arriving any time now – we are very excited that the Langley Times wrote this great article about the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships.

They even interviewed our Event Coordinator Sharel Fraser!
 
Check out the full article to find out more about the Championships and YO.ca.
 
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Legion welcomes support of British Columbia Government for 37th Annual Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships

Langley, B.C. -- July 26, 2013 - Every year in August, The Royal Canadian Legion in partnership with Athletics Canada, sponsors a national track and field competition for young athletes between the ages of 14 to 17. This is the only competition of its kind in Canada with an alumnus that boasts a good majority of our Nation’s Olympians.

The BC/Yukon Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary will host the 2013 and 2014 Championships at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley, BC, August 9, 10 and 11 beginning this year. Over 1,000 youth athletes, the best of the best, will compete for Medal standing and an opportunity of a lifetime.   
 
Now the Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary has just received official support from the B.C. Government for this exciting project.
 
"We are so pleased to be supporting this important and prestigious athletics event," said Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Coralee Oakes. "The Legion Championships represent a fantastic development opportunity for Canada's future athletic leaders and give us a preview of the incredible talent that is on the rise in our province and our country.  At the same time, this event gives the host community a chance to shine.  I know that Langley will give a warm welcome to the thousands of visitors who will attend," said Oakes. Minister Oakes will welcome the youth athletes at the official Opening Ceremonies, which are open to the public, on Friday, August 9^th at 7:00 PM at McLeod Athletic Park.   
 
This year's games are made possible through the generosity of more than 320,000 Legionnaires and some 4.5 million British Columbians whose commitment to our youth is evident with the Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships being held in Langley, BC.
 
“As members of a national organization, it makes all Legionnaires proud to be supported by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and the Government of British Columbia in our collective efforts to support the development of Canadian youth," says Legion Dominion President, Gordon Moore.
 
Hosting in British Columbia will have a profound economic impact for sports tourism, brining into the Province over $12.2 Million over the two year experience.
 
For further information please contact Bruce Poulin at Dominion Command, The Royal Canadian Legion at  (613) 591-3335 ext. 241 or by cell at (613) 292-8760. bruce.poulin@legion.ca

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Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? The 4x400m Relay Team from Mississauga!
 
The results are in, and the 4x400m Relay Team of Jordan Stanford, Alex Zaranek, Matthew Leliever and Cameron Nurse have qualified for Legion Nationals!

The foursome – from Etobicoke Track and Field Club, Mississauga – competed at the Ontario Championships and set the Canadian Record for the Male Under-17 4x400m Relay with a time of 3m 24.70s.
 
This event was reported in the Mississauga News. Click here to read the rest of the article.
 
For more information on the athletes, the events, and the championships, please visit the official site for the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 
Best of luck to all our competitors!

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Nanaimo’s Deschiffart Twins join Team BC!

Yesterday we mentioned that Marita Deschiffart hit her Team BC standards at the BC Track and Field Jamboree in Kamloops.

Now we are excited to announce that both Marita AND Erica Deschiffart will be heading to Langley next week as members of Team BC.
 
They have competed against each other all year in the 2000m Steeple Chase and they expect to do it again at the National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 
Reported on Canada.com and the Nanaimo Daily News the twins have said, “They both have goals of improving on that performance and being on the podium together in Langley.”
 
We can’t wait to see the camaraderie and sibling rivalry help the girls push each other to beating their personal bests!
 
You can read the rest of the Canada.com article here.
 
For more information on the athletes, events, and the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships, check out the rest of the YO.ca site!

Chicago Bains breaks 27 year old BC Hurdles Record! 

History has been made by BC Athlete Chicago Bains. The 15 year old track star has set a new 80m Hurdles record with a time of 11.42 seconds! The previous record – 11.50 seconds – has stood since 1986.

You can see Chicago Bains and many other outstanding Canadian athletes at the 2013 Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships at McLeod Field, Langley, BC from August 9-11.
 

Stay up to date with the championships and Canada’s youngest rising stars at YO.ca
 
The Cowichan News Leader, the local paper in Bains’ hometown, reported on the event.
 
Click here to read their full article!