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| Team
Canada Names Cyclist Tara Whitten as Closing Ceremony Flagbearer Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and Cycling Canada are proud to announce that cyclist and quadruple Games medallist, Tara Whitten (Edmonton, AB), has been named Team Canada’s Flag Bearer for the closing ceremony at the XIXth Commonwealth Games. The announcement was made today at Team Canada’s Closing Press Conference at the Main Press Centre in Delhi, India. October 14, 2010 |
| Whitten
Caps off Competition in Delhi with Gold After three bronze medals in the track cycling competition at the Commonwealth Games, Tara Whitten of Edmonton has crowned her competition here in Delhi with a gold medal. On a day when the temperature on the pavement was over 40 degrees, Whitten captured first place in the final road event, the 29km individual time trial. For this event, riders race individually against the clock, starting at one-minute intervals. October 13, 2010 |
| Jennifer
Abel caps great Commonwealth Games for Canadian divers with silver The future of Canadian diving appears to be in secure hands with Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que. Abel, 19, collected her third medal Wednesday at the Commonwealth Games earning the silver on women’s three-metre springboard. Sharleen Stratton of Australia won the gold medal with 376.00 points, Abel followed at 338.55 and Jaele Patrick of Australia was third at 326.16. Abel, an Olympic team member in 2008, also won gold this week on one-metre and three-metre synchro with Emilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que. October 13, 2010 |
| Delhi
Games provide unique apprenticeship opportunity for female Canadian
coaches Along with celebrating top athletic achievement, the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games have been an extraordinary growth experience for two of Canada’s most promising female coaches. Table Tennis coach, Junya Chen (Mississauga, ON), and Athletics coach, Christine Laverty (Calgary, AB), have been working with their respective national teams in Delhi through a partnership between Commonwealth Games Canada and the Coaching Association of Canada’s Women in Coaching Program. Oct. 13, 2010 |
| Medal
rush continues for Canadian divers at Commonwealth Games Jennifer Abel of Laval and Emilie Heymans of St-Lambert, Que., collected gold and bronze respectively on one-metre at the Commonwealth Games. It’s been another productive Games for Canadian divers with five gold, a silver and a bronze so far with still one day of competition remaining. October 12, 2010 |
| Canada's
Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Comes Together to Win Silver The team competition included entries from eleven countries, with Australia, Canada and England finishing in the medals. Canadian teammates Mariam Chamilova (Maple, ON), Demetra Mantcheva (Richmond, BC) and Alexandra Martincek (Toronto, ON) performed mostly solid routines with good degrees of difficulty. October 12, 2010 |
| Canadian
Shooters Make a Bronze Medal a Family Affair The sister pair of Dorothy Ludwig (Langley, BC) and Lynda Hare (Edmonton, AB) captured a bronze medal together in the 10m Air Pistol (Pairs) competition on Tuesday at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, giving Canada its third shooting medal of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. October 12, 2010 |
| Canadian
Badminton Queen Says Goodbye in Final Match at the Commonwealth Games
In her final international match for Canada, Anna Rice (Vancouver, BC) played on a centre court in front of a raucous crowd at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India and while the final result may not have been the way she had envisioned the moment, a loss to the tournament’s number one seed and world #3, Indian Saina Newhwel (7-21, 10-21), the spotlight was incredibly deserving for the 5-time Canadian Women’s and 2-time Pan American Badminton Champion. October 12, 2010 |
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Silver, 2 Bronze in track and field today at the Commonwealth Games Three more medals were added to the Canadian track and field team’s total today in Delhi, India bringing the total to 14; at the last Games in 2006 the medal count was 13. Angela Whyte of Edmonton, AB won silver in the women’s 100 metre hurdles running a seasonal best performance of 12.98. In the women’s 200 metres Halifax NS’s Adrienne Power ran a tremendous final 60 metres to pick off a few runners and take the bronze in 23.52. Diane Cummins of Victoria, BC won bronze in a similar fashion in the 800 metres with a great effort down the home stretch to make up ground on a few runners and secure her medal in 2:00.13. October 11, 2010 |
| Canada
wins 4 medals on day 5 of track and field at the Commonwealth Games Four more medals were added to the count today bringing the track and field total to 11 in Delhi. In the women’s long jump two athletes stood on the podium together as Alice Falaiye of Brampton, ON won the gold with 6.50 metres while Pickering’s Tabia Charles won bronze with 6.44 metres. This was Tabia’s second medal at these games earlier winning the triple jump bronze. In the high jump Nicole Forrester claimed gold by winning a jump off at 1.91 metres. October 10, 2010 |
| Silver
medal for weightlifter Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau Weightlifter Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau won silver at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the 75 kilos weight class. Hadiza Zakari of Nigeria won gold and Laishram Monika Devi of India took the bronze. October 9, 2010 |
| Super
Saturday for Canadian swimmers at Commonwealth Games The Canadian swim team doubled its medal count to 10 to end the Games with five gold, a silver and four bronze. It is the first time Canada has won five swimming golds at the Commonwealth Games since 1990. On Saturday, Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que. took silver in the 200 butterfly, then helped Canada to bronze in the women’s 4X100 medley relay. October 9, 2010 |
| Jessica
Zelinka celebrates her silver medal Jessica Zelinka celebrates her silver medal in heptathlon on Saturday. She finished with 6100 points, 56 behind gold medalist Victoria Hazel from EnglandOctober 9, 2010 |
Silver
medal for Doris Jones in archery (compound bows) |
| Canadian
weightlifters succeed in their medal quest at the Delhi Commonwealth
Games Christine Girard won a gold medal in the 69 kg category, setting a new record for the Commonwealth Games when she succeeded in lifting 105 kilograms in the snatch and 130 kilograms in the clean and jerk, for a total lift of 235 kilograms. The Rouyn-Noranda (Quebec) athlete now living in White Rock (British-Columbia) not only managed to improve her personal record but also broke two records previously established at the Commonwealth Games, in the snatch and in the total weight lifted. October 8, 2010 |
| Canadian
Shooting Pair Target the Podium in Delhi Canadian shooters Susan Nattrass and Cynthia Meyer had their sights set on a medal at the Commonwealth Games and their aim was clearly on target as they won the bronze in the Women’s Trap (Pairs) event today at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.October 8, 2010 |
| Gymnasts
Rewarded with More Medals on Final Day On the final day of competition for artistic gymnastics, Canadians competed in the individual apparatus finals and won a silver and two more bronze medals, bringing the total number won by Canada in artistic gymnastics to seven medals. October 8, 2010 |
| Canadian
Women Wrestlers End with More Medals in Delhi On the last day of women's wrestling in Delhi - the debut of women's wrestling in the Commonwealth Games - Canadians won a bronze, and two silver, bringing the total number of medals for Canada in women's wrestling to three gold, two silver and a bronze. October 8, 2010 |
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golden race for para-athlete Diane Roy in the 1500 meters Diane Roy won the gold at the para 1500 m race in athletics at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. She won her race in 3:53.95, considerably ahead of her nearest rivals, Chineme Obeta of Nigeria, who won silver, and Anita Fordjour of Ghana, who won bronze.October 8, 2010 |
| Medal streak continues in Delhi; track and field takes 3 more medals Jamie Adjetey-Nelson of Windsor, Ontario, Diane Roy of Sherbrooke, Quebec and Tabia Charles of Pickering, Ontario all earned medals today at the Commonwealth Games. Adjetey-Nelson and Roy both captured gold while Charles won bronze bringing the track and field total to 6 (5 gold and 1 bronze). October 8, 2010 |
| Cycling
Team Inspired By Each Other to Win Medals On the last day of competition at the velodrome, Canada was looking to compete with the Australians at the track in cycling, and used each other as inspiration to win two bronze medals. At the last two individual opportunities for medals in track, Canadians had entries in both the women’s individual pursuit and the men’s scratch race. October 8, 2010 |
| Bronze
Medal for women's teams in archery (recurve bows) In archery, recurve bow category (the more traditional shaped bows), the Canadian women's team of Marie-Pier BEAUDET (Quebec City, QC), Alana MacDOUGALL (Scarborough, ON) and Kateri VRAKKING (Etobicoke, ON ) fought as much against their opponents as against illness to grab a well-deserved bronze medal. October 8, 2010 |
| Canada
Wins Two Bronze in Women's Gymnastics Based on the individual scores tabulated during the team competition, eight Canadian gymnasts qualified to compete in individual apparatus finals and two won bronze in front of a well attended event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium (I.G. Stadium) in Delhi. October 7, 2010 |
| Gold
Rush for Canada! Canada doubled its total medal count today – soaring from 12 to 24 medals – thanks to a Canadian gold rush on Day 4 of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Altogether, Canadian athletes won nine gold, one silver and two bronze medals.October 7, 2010 |
| Canada's
Women's Wrestling Team Dominates in Delhi Women's freestyle wrestling is making its debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and Canada showed why we are a nation to contend with. Day four in Delhi saw the start of the women’s freestyle event, with multiple qualifying matches ending in seconds with Canadians pinning their opponents. Canada has a depth in the sport which debuted at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Canada is among the leaders in women’s wrestling here in Delhi, along with the African nations and India. October 7, 2010 |
| Double
gold for Canada in synchro at Commonwealth Games Marie-Pier Boudreau-Gagnon of Riviere-du-Loup, Que., won the gold medal in solo and combined forces with Chloe Isaac of Brossard, Que., for a second victory in duet on Thursday in synchronized swimming at the Commonwealth Games. With the victories, Canada remains undefeated in synchronized swimming at the Commonwealth Games with 14 gold medals in 14 events since 1986. October 7, 2010 |
| Silver
Medal for women's teams in archery (compound bows) The Canadian women's team of Camille BOUFFARD-DEMERS, Doris JONES and Ashley WALLACE won a silver medal in the team event, compound bows category, after a hard-fought final against England (229-232). October 7, 2010 |
Gold
medal for Marilou Dozois-Prévost |
| Teamwork
and Endurance Result in Two Bronze for Canada at the Velodrome Two bronze medals came from Canada’s women’s track cycling team today in Delhi, with Edmonton's reigning world champion, Tara Whitten, in on both of them. Whitten won her first medal of the day in the 25km points race. October 6, 2010 |
| Wilkinson
returns to the pool after double bronze for Canada Julia Wilkinson will return to the pool tomorrow morning to race the one lap, 50m backstroke on day 4 of the swimming events at the Commonwealth Games. Wilkinson won a bronze in the 100 backstroke last night. October 6, 2010 |
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Bronze Gymnastics Medals for Canada in the Team Competitions Led by team captain, Cynthia Lemieux-Guillemette, Canada's women's artistic gymnastics team has won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Australia captured gold and England, silver. The results were a carbon copy of team results at the Commonwealth Games for the past four Games. The other four teammates include Kristin Klarenback, Emma Willis, Catherine Dion, and Gabrielle May. October 5, 2010 |
| Wilkinson
to race 100 backstroke after bronze medal high After a solid first night in the pool, Canadian swimmers look to keep the momentum going at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, ON will refocus after a bronze medal performance in the 200-metre individual medley, as she gets to race one of her specialties, the 100m backstroke. October 5, 2010 |
| Commonwealth
Games the International Swan Song for Two Canadian Racquet Queens Originally national doubles finalists together in badminton as teenagers, Anna Rice and Alana Miller have taken different paths over the last decade in their sporting careers. Rice matured into our country’s top women’s badminton player and Miller made a switch into squash and also became one of Canada’s top players in her sport. October 4, 2010 |
| Table
Tennis teams start with wins The women opened the competition against Tanzania, and Canadian Mo ZHANG, one of the top individual players in these Commonwealth Games, promptly grabbed the first point for her team with a straight 3-0 win. She was followed by Carmen LEE, who also won in 3 straight sets. October 4, 2010 |
| Horns,
drums, children launch the Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, launched Sunday in grand style with elements that moved from ancient to modern-day. More than 100 people from the Canadian delegation of 400 were led in by flag-bearer Ken Pereira, whose family hails from India. The Torontonian is a field hockey player. Seventy-one countries fielding some 7,000 athletes are participating in the Delhi Games. - October 3, 2010 |
| Team
Canada Aims for Top Three Finish at Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games
With most of Canada’s team of 250 athletes now onsite in Delhi, the Canadian team is fully focused on performance and is aiming for a top three finish in the overall medal count.October 2, 2010 |
| Top
Canadian squash player Alana Miller to retire after Commonwealth Games Canada’s top-ranked international squash player Alana Miller of Winnipeg announced today she will retire after the Commonwealth Games. Miller enjoyed an outstanding career highlighted by two appearances at the world team championships and helping Canada to team gold at the Pan Am Games in 2007. She was the Canadian champion in 2008. - October 2, 2010 |
| Legendary
Canadian Shooter Pays Tribute to Indian Shooting Legend The thought of shooting at Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range is emotional for Susan Nattrass, Canada's shooting legend. For the six-time Olympian and six-time Commonwealth Games veteran with three silver and three bronze medals on her resume, the shooting range brings her back to the 1969 World Championships where, as an 18-year old, she shot beside Dr. Singh, amongst other world and Olympic champions. October 1, 2010 |
| Commonwealth
Games swimmer Roxon going back to her Indian roots Seventeen-year-old paralympic swimmer Katarina Roxon left her small town of Kippens located in Newfoundland, to return to her Indian roots and compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. - September 28, 2010 |
| Coach
House Opens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi! Coaches of Canada’s Coach House officially opened today in Building 17 of the Athlete’s Village in Delhi. The facility is a combination work space and lounge for coaches and team managers. As athletes and coaches are now arriving from Canada and other staging areas around the world, it has been well received on day one. - September 28, 2010 |
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Young Canadian Women Interns to Play Key Role behind the Scenes in
Delhi Sport administration interns from across Canada are heading to the 2010 Commonwealth Games to play a crucial role in the management of results data for all 71 countries and territories participating in the Games, which run from Oct. 3rd to 14th in Delhi, India. - September 15, 2010 |
 
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