In the News
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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.
2 Manitoba triathletes secure spots on Team Canada for Rio Olympics
CBC MANITOBA (June 29) Triathletes Sarah-Anne Brault and Tyler Mislawchuk have both qualified for the Rio Olympics. Rio will be a first-time Olympic experience for Mislawchuk and Brault.
Black, Onyshko, Rogers Named to Canadian Olympic Team
INTERNATIONAL GYMNAST MAGAZINE (June 29) Ellie Black, Isabela Onyshko and Brittany Rogers were named to Canada's women's Olympic team on Wednesday following this week's trials in Quebec.
Canada’s Olympic gymnastics team to include Minnedosa woman
GLOBAL NEWS (June 29) Minnedosa’s Isabela Onyshko has won a spot on Canada’s gymnastics team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Brandon gymnast Isabela Onyshko realizes Olympic dream
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 29) For more than a decade, Isabela Onyshko has dreamed about making it to the Olympic Games.
Manitoba triathletes chosen to compete at 2016 Olympics
GLOBAL NEWS (June 29) Oak Bluff’s Tyler Mislawchuk and Winnipeg product Sarah-Anne Brault have been named to Canada’s triathlon team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Introducing Canada’s Rio-bound Olympic team
TRIATHLON MAGAZINE CANADA (June 29) The names have finally been announced. Canada will send three women and two men to the Olympic Games triathlon in Rio in August – all are Olympic rookies.
Canada puts 5 rookies on Olympic triathlon team
CBC (June 29) Five first-time Olympians — three women and two men — will represent Canada in Rio as a protracted selection process came to an end on Wednesday.
Two Manitoba triathletes bound for Olympics
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 29) Two Manitoba triathletes are now set to wear the maple leaf at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Oak Bluff's Tyler Mislawchuk and Winnipeg product Sarah-Anne Brault are on the five-person team nominated for Rio, the Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday. The two are among the three women and two men who will compete for Canada in the triathlon, a team composed entirely of first-time Olympians.
Kretz et Brault à Rio pour leurs premiers Jeux
RADIO-CANADA (le 29 juin) Sarah-Anne Brault a été nommée mercredi dans une équipe olympique canadienne de triathlon renouvelée pour Rio. Comme Tyler Mislawchuk, Brault vivra ses premiers Jeux.
