Canada’s athletics and boxing teams have been announced for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games and four athletes with Saskatchewan ties have made the cut.
Following the Bell Track and Field Olympic and Paralympic Trials in Montreal, from June 26-30, Saskatoon’s Michelle Harrison and Borden’s Savannah Sutherland, who both compete in sprinting and hurdles, along with pole vaulter Anicka Newell —who has familial ties in Saskatoon— each qualified their spot for Paris.
Athletics events will take place from August 2 to 10 (Days 7 to 15) in Paris.
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This will be the third-straight Olympic Games for Newell, while Harrison and Sutherland will both be making their debut.
Meanwhile, boxer Tammara Thibeault was officially announced to the Canadian roster after qualifying with a gold-medal performance in the women’s 75-kilogram division at the Pan American Games in 2023. Thibeault, who spent time in Regina growing up, will be attending the Olympics for the second time in a row.
Boxing matches will take place between July 27 to August 10 (Days 1 to 15).
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