Canadian athletes gearing up for a huge summer in 2019
TORONTO — The summer of 2015 was jam-packed with thrilling Canadian sports performances.
Sprinter Andre De Grasse was becoming a household name, racing to two victories at the Pan American Games in Toronto. High jumper Derek Drouin was soaring to a world gold medal. Canada’s women’s rugby team was thumping the competition en route to winning the Pan Am Games. And the national men’s field hockey team was securing its ticket to the Rio Olympics.
In an Olympic quadrennial, Year 3 is perhaps the most important. And this sizzling summer promises more of the same.
From the FIFA women’s World Cup to the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, 2019 marks a chance for athletes to gauge their performances against the best on the planet, get some big Games experience, and even punch their ticket to Tokyo.