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August 27 Lopes-Schliep captures title in inaugural Diamond League Priscilla Lopes-Schliep of Whitby, ON captured the 2010 Diamond League title in the 100m hurdles this afternoon by finishing first in the seventh and final Diamond League competition in Brussels, Belgium.  Lopes-Schliep won the race in 12.54 seconds with Pickering’s Perdita Felicien placing third in 12.68 seconds. READ MORE

August 25 Nominations for Athletic Awards & Hall of Fame Inductees Athletics Ontario is pleased to announce that the electronic nomination form for the 2010 Athletics Ontario Awards and a downloadable nomination form for the Hall of Fame are now available on the Athletics Ontario web site. Please take a few minutes to help us recognize the best in our sport as the deadline for nominations for Athletic Awards and the Hall of Fame is September 29. READ MORE

August 17 Many P.B.’s at Ontario Games competition When you mix excellent facilities, good weather, teamwork and athletes with good attitude the result is many personal and seasonal bests. And that’s what happened at the Ontario Summer Games held in Sudbury last Thursday and Friday. Close to 100 athletes aged 23 and under met in Sudbury to contest not only the Ontario Summer Games, a biennial multi-sports event, but the first-ever Ontario Espoir Championships. READ MORE

August 12 Final General and Sports Specific Selection Criteria Athletics Ontario has just released the "Final General and Sports Specific Selection Criteria" for the Quest for Gold Programme. READ MORE

August 4 Athletics Canada names 2010 Commonwealth Games team Athletics Canada announced a team of 40 athletes today which will compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.  Athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games starts October 6th and will wrap up on the 12th.  READ MORE

July 22 Athletics Ontario, Canadian Sport Centre Ontario and Athletics Canada Announce High-Performance Program in Ontario Athletics Ontario (AO), Athletics Canada (AC) and Canadian Sport Centre Ontario (CSCO) are pleased to announce the formation of a partnership that will create an active, vibrant and meaningful High Performance program for Athletics in Ontario. READ MORE

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