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We’ve collected relevant recent top stories from a variety of sources around the web about Manitoba athletes and the sport news affecting them.
Sifuentes Rio Bound after Winning Canadian Silver
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (July 9) Nicole (Edwards) Sifuentes qualified for her second Olympic Games for Team Canada, earning Canadian silver at 1,500 meters.
Rio calling Winnipeg athletes
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 9) Sifuentes, Teschuk check all the boxes for Team Canada selection
Winnipeg woman wins thrilling steeplechase race to earn Olympic berth
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 8) Teschuk, from Winnipeg, won a thrilling steeplechase race in which six women went in with the Olympic standard.
Erin Teschuk is headed to the Olympic games
WDAY (July 8) Erin Teschuk ran in the 3,000 meter steeplechase on Friday as the Winnipeg native and former Bison tried to clinch her spot on team Canada for the Olympic games in Rio.
Former Bison Teschuk will represent Canada at Olympics next month
INFORM (July 8) Former North Dakota State runner Erin Teschuk has earned a spot on Team Canada for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Teschuk Headed to Olympic Games after Capturing Canadian National Title
NDSU (July 8) Teschuk won her second consecutive national title in the 3,000m steeplechase, earning a spot on Team Canada for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Canadian track and field championships: 6 races to watch
CBC (July 7) Sifuentes, Teschuk and Furlan look to clinch their Olympic berths at Athletics Canada's Rio Olympic Trials this week.
Winnipeg runner Nicole Sifuentes on a quest to make Canada’s Olympic team in Rio
NATIONAL POST (July 5) Upon graduation from the University of Michigan, Nicole Sifuentes felt like a real-life MythBuster working as a forensic engineer.
Rosa Round-up: Leah Kirchmann takes Giro Rosa’s first pink jersey on Canada Day
ELLA CYCLING TIPS (July 2) The first stage win and first pink jersey in this 10-day stage race were up for grabs in tonight’s prologue.