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.
Tachinski reaches world 800 final
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 20) With the second-fastest time in her semifinal heat, Winnipeg’s Victoria Tachinski feels she can go even faster in today’s 800-metre final at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Winnipeg runner will race for gold at World U20 Championships
GLOBAL NEWS (July 20) Winnipeg’s Victoria Tachinski will race in the 800 metre final at the 2016 World U20 Championships in track and field on Thursday.
Road to Rio: Erin Teschuk’s Bison Career as Chronicled on Twitter
NDSU (July 19) North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk will represent Canada in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August. Relive her remarkable career as it was chronicled on Twitter over the years.
Internal competition drives local crew
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (July 19) Revolution divers are a close-knit group heading into this week's national showcase event at Pan Am Pool
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.
