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.
Manitobans On The Road To Rio – Tyler Mislawchuk
CJOB (Aug 8) His Athletic ability has allowed him to compete in all 4 corners of the globe.
Manitoba Olympians TJ Sanders, Justin Duff face U.S. in volleyball
CBC MANITOBA (August 7) Two members of the Canadian men's volleyball team playing at the Rio Olympics have links to Manitoba.
Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann looks to the future after Olympic road cycling race
NATIONAL POST (August 7) “It was really an amazing experience. This has left me even more motivated looking to the future and hopefully riding in future Games.”
Canada upsets United States in men’s volleyball opener at Rio
GLOBAL NEWS (August 7) – Rio de Janeiro – Canada defeated the United States 3-0 in the men’s volleyball opener for both teams Sunday at the Rio Olympics.
Isabela Onyshko excels and qualifies for both beam and all-around finals
CBC (Aug 7) Lead off gymnast Isabela Onyshko starts Canada off well, and qualifies for the beam finals, scoring 14.533.
Rio Olympics: Cheers at Brandon gymnastics club for local favourite Isabela Onyshko
CBC MANITOBA (Aug 7) More than 70 family, friends and fellow gymnasts gathered at Isabela Onyshko's home training club — the Brandon Eagles Gymnastics Centre — on Sunday evening to cheer her on as she hit the beams and mats at the Rio Olympics.
Canada wins bronze in women’s 4x100m freestyle relay
CBC (Aug 7) Sandrine Mainville, Chantal van Landeghem, Taylor Ruck and Penny Oleksiak swam for Canada, finishing with a time of three minutes 32.89 seconds.
Olympic medal proves the future is suddenly now for Canadian swimming
CBC (Aug 7) What goes on at the swimming pool might turn out to be a lot of fun at these Olympics.
‘We didn’t surprise ourselves’: Chantal van Landeghem cherishes momentous relay medal at Rio 2016
NATIONAL POST (Aug 7) Chantal Van Landeghem always has a smile on her face, exudes positivity and is generally a delight to be around.
