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Pikes Peak under ten minutes
Category: Other Sports Written by Domagoj Kuna
Telling someone to eat your dust at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will never sound the same anymore. It’s now all asphalt and big rooster tails of dust behind the rear wheels are a matter of the past. But it’s not all bad. Because it’s all hard, solid surface now,
Last Updated on Saturday, 25 August 2012 09:36
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SBK: Jonathan Rea explains Moscow Raceway
Category: Other Sports Written by Domagoj Kuna
Moscow Raceway is the next stop in the World Superbike 2012 calendar. This newly built race track is a big unknown to everyone – both the racers in the Championship and us couch potatoes behind TV’s. Because of that, every bit of information is gold. Jonathan Rea of the Honda
Last Updated on Friday, 24 August 2012 10:48
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Canadian Wrestler Tonya Verbeek Wins her Third Olympic Medal
Category: Other Sports Written by Lerina Bright
Wrestler Tonya Verbeek added a third Olympic medal to her collection today, taking silver in the women’s 55 kg division. Verbeek also won silver in Athens in 2004 and bronze in Beijing in 2008. Canada has now won 16 medals in London.
“I felt really good going in. I felt like I gave my everything.
Last Updated on Saturday, 11 August 2012 16:54
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Canada's Richard Weinberger Swims to Bronze Medal
Category: Other Sports Written by Lerina Bright
Richard Weinberger added a 17th medal to Canada’s medal tally, taking bronze in the men’s 10km open water swimming race.
The 2011 Pan American Games champion finished the race with a time of 1:50:00.3, five seconds behind gold medallist Oussama Mellouli (TUN).
“It was an extremely physical
Last Updated on Saturday, 11 August 2012 17:04
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Adam Van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw Paddle to the Podium
Category: Other Sports Written by Lerina Bright
Canada added two more medals to the medal count on the waters of Eton Dorney, bringing the team’s tally to 13.
Kayaker Adam van Koeverden won silver in the men’s K1-1,000m kayak final at the London 2012 Olympic Games just minutes before teammate Mark Oldershaw took bronze in the men’s C1-1,000m
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 August 2012 15:24
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Carol Huynh Wins her Second Olympic Medal
Category: Other Sports Written by Lerina Bright
Wrestler Carol Huynh added a second Olympic medal to her collection today, taking bronze in the women’s 48 kg division.
“I feel amazing. I feel happy. I feel relieved,” said Huynh. “At the end of that match, I was feeling elated that I'd won another medal for Canada but, at the same time, I
Last Updated on Thursday, 09 August 2012 15:10
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Canada's Derek Drouin Jumps to Bronze
Category: Other Sports Written by Jane Almeida
Derek Drouin of Coruna, Ont. earned Canada’s latest medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, taking bronze in the men’s high jump event with a jump of 2.29 metres.
“I thought a medal was a realistic possibility. I had to sit there and wait for Jamie Nieto of the USA to miss his jump to confirm the
Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 August 2012 15:03
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