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Medicine Hat's Isla Wilson (pictured far left) won silver in the 15U Female 100-metre run. Medicine Hat's Rixtonn Biffart (pictured to the right) took bronze in the 50-metre Freestyle Swim. (Image Credit: Medicine Hat Panthers Track & Field Club/AMAC - Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club)
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Two Medicine Hat Athletes medal at Alberta Summer Games

Jul 20, 2026 | 8:25 AM

The 2026 Alberta Summer Games wrapped up on the weekend in Strathcona County.

Competitors aged 11 to 16 took part in the four-day event from July 16-19.

There were three athletes from Southeast Alberta bringing home medals.

Medicine Hat’s Isla Wilson won silver in the 15U Female 100-metre run.

Medicine Hat’s Rixtonn Biffart took bronze in the 50-metre Freestyle Swim.

Bronze went to Duchess’s Jessa Mandel in the 15U Female Javelin Throw.

Zone 1, the Sunny South, which spans southern Alberta, finished at the bottom of the medal standings with seven medals, two gold, two silver, and three bronze.

The lone gold medal went to Ella Churko of Lethbridge in the 15U Female Shot Put.

Also representing Zone 1 and winning a silver medal was Hattie Mitchell of St. Albert in the 15U Female Javelin Throw.

The other bronze medal winner was Asher Friesen in the 100-metre breaststroke male swimming event.

Full results from the Alberta Summer Games are posted online.

READ: Athletes from the Medicine Hat area are competing in the Alberta Summer Games (June 17, 2026)