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.
Rio 2016: Isabela Onyshko
NBC BAY AREA (July 19) Isabela Onyshko of Canada has settled into her role as one of Team Canada’s leading gymnasts in just her second year as a senior athlete.
Winnipeg runner advances to 800-metre semifinals at World U20 Championships
GLOBAL NEWS (July 19) Winnipeg’s Victoria Tachinski has qualified for the semifinals in the women’s 800-metre race at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Poland.
Tyler Mislawchuk Storms to Career-Best Seventh at World Triathlon Series in Hamburg
THE SPORTS CAMPUS (July 17) Canada's Tyler Mislawchuk delivered a career-best seventh-place finish on the World Triathlon Series in his final race before the 2016 Olympic Summer Games on Saturday in Hamburg.
Mislawchuk soars to seventh to lead Canadians at WTS Hamburg
TRIATHLON MAGAZINE (July 16) Tyler Mislawchuk earned a career-best WTS finish with seventh at this morning’s Hamburg sprint race. The 22-year-old was the top Canadian at today’s elite men’s and women’s races.
She wouldn’t be denied
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 15) Triathlete Givens overcomes major injury to qualify for Rio. Chantal Givens had a picture in her mind of a simpler path to the Paralympic Games in Rio later this summer.
VMC athletes stand out in the crowd
SOU'WESTER (July 14) Two athletes really stood out this year—Kyla Roy as a top Canadian triathlete and Victoria Tachinski as the top high school runner in North America.
Track & Field Star, Victoria Tachinski
SHAW TV (July 12) The future keeps getting brighter for this already record breaking track and field star. 16 year old Winnipegger, Victoria Tachinski. Mike Valente has her story.
Givens makes Olympic debut in inaugural paratriathlon
MYTOBA.CA (July 12) Chantal Givens of Winnipeg has officially been named to the Canadian Paralympic Team.
First Ever Canadian Para-Triathlon Squad Nominated For Rio 2016
CANADIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (July 12) Four International Medal-Winning Canucks From Across Country Ready To Make History in Rio this September.
