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No Room for Racism in Sports; Now or Never
Monday July 22nd, 2024 This is a subject that I hoped I would never have to touch upon but I suppose it cant’t be avoided. Racism in all its forms, is deplorable and yet we hear about in on nearly a daily basis. The impetus...
Results from the 2024 U20 Pan-American Championships
The next Pan-American Championships for our Quebec athletes would be the U20, held in Lima Peru from July 12th to the 14th. Quebec’s sole representative from the competition was Zaurbek Asgarov of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC who would be competing at 92 kg. Zaur...
Results from the 2024 Spanish Prix
The Spanish Grand Prix was held in Madrid Spain from July 5-7. A staple of the international scene, this tournament would be a bit of tune-up for both the World Championships as well as the Olympic Games. Quebec athletes were in attendance as Alex Moore...
Results from the 2024 U23 Pan American Championships
The U23 Pan-American Championships took place in Rionegro, Columbia from June 21-22. Quebec’s lone representative was Jolie Brisco of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC who was competing at 62 kg. Jolie would begin her tournament in a Round Robin with a match against Adaugo Diana...
The Brotherhood of Sport
Wednesday June 12th 2024 It’s often been mentioned that the bonds formed by members of a high level athletic team are similar to those formed by a military unit. The shared experiences amongst the members allows a closeness that isn’t common amongst amongst some more...
Results from the 2024 U23 and Senior Non-Olympic Weights Team Trial
The U23 World Team Trials as well as the Trials for the Non-Olympic weights were held at the MNP Community and Sport Centre in Calgary Alberta on May 25th and 26th. Quebec would send representatives to the competition as CLIC, Concordia University, Montreal Wrestling Club...
A weekend of Developmental and High Performance Wrestling
In a rare convergence of events, the World Olympic Trials, representing the last chance for our Canadian athletes to qualify for the ultimate event of their wrestling careers, was held at the same time as the Eastern Canadian Championships, a showcase event for our younger...
Vanier’s Athletic Banquet 2024
On Friday May 3rd, the annual Vanier College Athletic Banquet was held at the G1 Athletics Building. The banquet is used to showcase and recognize Vanier Teams in terms of athletic and academic accomplishments. Though not recognized as a college sport by the RSEQ, the...
The mindset of a World Champion
Monday April 29th 2024 What makes a World Champion? What separates the good athletes from the great ones? How do World Champions become World Champions and what’s the process that they use to get there? That question isn’t easily answered. After all, if becoming a...
