2010

July

Wrestling Canada Lutte Announces Team for Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Carol Huynh OTTAWA, July 29, 2010 ? Wrestling Canada Lutte and Commonwealth Games Canada today confirmed the athletes and coaches named to Team Canada for the XIXth Commonwealth...

Commonwealth Games Canada in partnership with AthletesCAN and Coaches of Canada Appoints Team Ombudsperson for 2010 Delhi Games

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, July 22 2010 ?�Commonwealth Games Canada in partnership with AthletesCAN and Coaches of Canada announced today the appointment of Rachel Corbett as Team Ombudsperson for ...

Canadian Cycling Association Announces Team for Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, July 22, 2010 ? The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) and Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today announced the cyclists and coaches named to Team Canada for the XIXth Co...

Boxing Canada targeting multiple medals at 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, July 13, 2010 ? Super-heavyweight Didier Bence (Laval, QC) and middleweight Steve Rolls (Chatham, ON) will lead a group of promising young boxers to the 2010 Commonweal...

Lawn Bowls Athletes Selected to Team Canada for 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, ON ? July 13, 2010 ? Bowls Canada Boulingrin and Commonwealth Games Canada today announced the Lawn Bowls athletes and coaches who will join Team Canada for the XIXth Co...

Archery Canada announces the twelve athletes selected for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, July 6, 2010 ? Dietmar Trillus (King City, ON), Ashley Wallace (Redcliff, AB) and Olympians Crispin Duenas (Toronto, ON) and Marie-Pier Beaudet (Quebec City, QC) will lea...

June

Canada's top summer athletes to receive innovative recovery footwear line by Crocs

Ottawa, June 23, 2010 ? Today more than 250 Canadian athletes are preparing to compete at the Commonwealth Games taking place in Delhi, India from October 3 to 14. This year, Canadian competitors will ...

Commonwealth Games Canada Names Delhi 2010 Health & Wellbeing Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, June 21, 2010 ? The Mission Staff for Canada?s 2010 Commonwealth Games is now complete with the announcement today of the members of its Health and Wellbeing Team. Led by...

Commonwealth Games Canada responds to federal cabinet shuffle

For Immediate Release August 15, 2007 Commonwealth Games Canada responds to federal cabinet shuffle OTTAWA ? The Commonwealth Games Association of Canada (CGC) welcomes Prime Minister Stephen ...

SPECIAL CGC FEATURE - Links to the Legends: Chantal Petitclerc

Wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc made sport history at the Commonwealth Games Chantal Petitclerc is a record-breaking Canadian wheelchair racer who has inspired people across the globe with her pas...

April

The Canadian leg of the 2010 Queen's Baton Relay passed through the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Ten-year-old gymnast, Sydney Benoit, shows off the impressive baton as Canadian Shooting athlete, Asmir Arifovic, looks on. Arifovic is training to be one of the 250 Canadian athletes competing at th...

Commonwealth Games Canada announces additional Delhi 2010 mission staff

OTTAWA, April 21, 2010 ? Bringing a wealth of world-class expertise and experience, three additional Mission Staff members have been named to Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)?s team for the 2010 Commonw...

Canadian, Chantelle Grant, in Bermuda as part of the Queen's Baton Relay

The Baton is travelling through all 71 nations of the Commonwealth, covering 190,000 kilometres to generate excitement about the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, this October. Chantelle Grant, from ...

Photos - Ottawa Relay

Canadian swimmer, Benoit Huot, carries the Queen's Baton at a rally on Parliament Hill. The baton is travelling 190,000 km around the world leading up to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India this ...

Photos - Toronto Relay

James Worrall, 95, 1934 Commonwealth Games silver medallist and 1936 Olympian, holds the Queen's Baton with swimmer Chelsea Gotell, a 5-time medallist at the 2008 Paralympic Games. Worrall and Gotel...

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) Opens the Market

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Celebrating the arrival of the Queen?s Baton Relay (QBR) in Canada, top summer athletes came together to open the TSX. Pictured from left to right: Shahier Razik (Canada's #1...

Top Canadian Athletes to Rally Around Queen's Baton Relay

OTTAWA and TORONTO, April 7, 2010 ? On the heels of the wildly successful 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays, Canada will once again play host to a major international Games relay - The Commonw...

Martha Deacon interviewed on CHIN Radio

Team Canada 2010 Chef de Mission, Martha Deacon, describes on Ottawa's CHIN Radio the unique opportunity awaiting many of Canada's top summer sport athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India th...

March

Be a part of the Queen's Baton visit to Canada!

On Wednesday, April 14th and Thursday, April 15th, you are invited to celebrate the XIX Commonwealth Games taking place in Delhi this October. This is your opportunity to become a part of history as C...

Commonwealth Games Canada is inviting applications for Programs and Partnership Officers

Two positions available - one in the Caribbean, and one in Africa. Programs and Partnership Officer (Caribbean) Programs and Partnership Officer (Africa)

Commonwealth Games Canada sends Canadian sport interns to Africa

OTTAWA, March 16, 2010 ? Six young sport administration interns from across Canada will spend the next year in Africa as the latest participants in Commonwealth Games Canada?s groundbreaking Capacity S...

Celebrating strong bonds on the eve of the Winter Paralympics

OTTAWA, March 12, 2010 ? As the eyes of the sporting world focus their attention on Vancouver and Whistler, BC, and tonight?s opening of the Paralympic Winter Games, Commonwealth Games Canada is sen...

February

Commonwealth Games Canada congratulates Olympic bobsleigh champion Heather Moyse

OTTAWA, February 25, 2010?Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC), its board of directors and staff wish to express heartfelt congratulations to Heather Moyse on winning Olympic gold. Moyse is a former CGC i...

Queen's Baton Relay 2010 Delhi

The Queen?s Baton Relay (QBR) is one of the great traditions of the Commonwealth whereby the Commonwealth nations gather together to celebrate the Games! The QBR is known to be the traditional curta...

The Commonwealth Games Federation has issued a security update

Security in Delhi remains a top priority for CGC. As we continue to closely monitor the situation in collaboration with the RCMP, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has issued an update on secur...

Media Accommodation for Delhi Commonwealth Games

OTTAWA, February 12, 2010 ? Canadian media interested in booking accommodation at the official media hotels for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India are invited to complete the online Booking ...

Dr. Andrew Pipe interviewed on CHIN Radio

Hear all about Team Canada's preparations for this year's Delhi Commonwealth Games in this CHIN Radio (Ottawa) interview with Dr. Andrew Pipe, President of Commonwealth Games Canada. �Click here to li...

January

Andrew Pipe Re-elected to Second Term as Commonwealth Games Canada President

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January 19, 2010 (Ottawa) ? Dr. Andrew Pipe has been re-elected for a second, four-year term as President of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC). He was the unanimous choice of delegates to ...

Two new sponsors for Commonwealth Games Relay

January 18, 2010 (OTTAWA) - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is thrilled to announce that two more prominent members of the Indo-Canadian business community have pledged support for Canadian athletes co...

2009

December

Canada Moving Forward with Planning for Delhi Commonwealth Games

OTTAWA?December 30, 2009 ? Media reports suggesting that England is poised to withdraw from next year?s Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India would appear to be ?completely unfounded,? according to a seni...

CGC supports the Trinidad and Tobago Paralympic Committee in becoming an official International Paralympic Committee member

Sport history is being made for athletes living with a disability in Trinidad and Tobago, with the support of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and its Canadian Sport Leadership Corps (CSLC) internship p...

CGC Seeks Candidates for Six International Sport Administration Internships

OTTAWA, DECEMBER 3, 2009 ? Commonwealth Games Canada is seeking six Canadians committed to and passionate about sport to be part of a program focused on increasing the sport management capacity of othe...

November

Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) Pledges Support for Canada's Athletes

November 20, 2009 (OTTAWA) - The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has committed its support to Canadian athletes competing in the October 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. � Over the next 10 month...

AthletesCAN - Supporting the Voices of 2010 and Beyond

AthletesCAN November 2009 � OTTAWA (Nov. 19, 2009) - In support of our membership, Canada?s national team athletes embarking on one of the most important journeys of their lives, the 2010 Olympic, P...

Pan Am Games a Win for the Entire Sport System

OTTAWA, November 9, 2009 ? Commonwealth Games Canada today added its voice to the chorus of congratulations following Toronto?s successful bid to host the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. ...

Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada Luncheon

The Oct. 1 Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada (CGFC) luncheon in Toronto was an opportunity to thank and recognize CGC partners and celebrate the one-year mark before the 2010 Commonwealth Games...

Lafontaine says, "Canada can win at the 2014 Commonwealth Games"

Swimming Canada
October 2009

OTTAWA (October 26, 2009) ? At the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Montebello this past weekend, CEO and National Coach Pierre Lafontaine made a statement that brought excitem...

October

Commonwealth Games Canada "encouraged" by Delhi 2010 Actions

New Delhi, India ? October 15, 2009 ? An expert review panel and commitments of additional government funding are ?positive developments? that will go a long way to ensuring that Delhi, India is succ...

Commonwealth Games Canada Launches Innovative Online Fundraising Campaign

OTTAWA, October 14, 2009 ? Today Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) launched an exciting online component to its ?Dream it in Delhi? fundraising campaign to help raise the money required to send approxima...

Commonwealth Games Canada Announces Delhi 2010 Mission Staff

OTTAWA, Oct. 8, 2009 ? Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today announced its Mission Staff for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India, October 3-14, 2010 ? and celebrated the commitment t...

September

Vancouver Fundraiser to Support 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes

VANCOUVER - September 21, 2009 - On Thursday, September 24, 2009, Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) will join Avtar Bains, Monika Deol, Global Television sportscaster Squire Barnes and some of Ca...

CGC Congratulates Chantal Petitclerc on her Induction in to Canada's Walk Of Fame

OTTAWA, September 11, 2009 ? Commonwealth Games Canada congratulates record-breaking Paralympian and Commonwealth Games standout Chantal Petitclerc on her upcoming induction in to Canada?s Walk of Fame...

Strong CGC Presence on New Government Sport Panel

A recently announced blue ribbon panel on post-2010 high performance sport has strong ties to Commonwealth Games Canada. The 5-member panel has been mandated by inister of State (Sport) Gary Lunn to ma...

Four Canadian Athletes Depart for Innovative International Sport Administration Internships

OTTAWA, September 8, 2009 ? Four athletic Canadian volunteers embarked on 14-month international sport administration internships today, where they will join teams in four countries who are preparing f...

State Bank of India (Canada) Pledges its Support for Canada's Athletes

September 4, 2009.�OTTAWA - The Canadian division of India's largest bank has pledged its support for Canadian athletes competing in the October 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. � The State Bank of Ind...

August

CGC Appoints Carla Thachuk as Manager of International Programs

CGC is pleased to announce the appointment of Carla Thachuk to the position of Manager of International Programs within the ?International Development through Sport (IDS) ? Unit of Commonwealth Games C...

July

June

Commonwealth Games family mourns loss of Erika Heller

On Thursday May 28, 2009, Erika Heller succumbed to�cancer at�the age of�31.�She was�a�treasured member of the�Commonwealth Games family and the daughter of former Hbc CEO George Heller.�In a...

May

2010 Sponsor/Donor programs

Sponsorship Programs
Sponsorship of Canadian athletes is a unique opportunity. It represents a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of Canada's success in high performance sport. CGC is pleased to pro...

Sara Nicholls - Reaching Out to the World with Sport for Development

University of Ottawa
May 2009 Sara Nicholls is passionate about the power of sport as a catalyst for development. That passion has taken her from sports-for-development work in Africa to participation ...

Leadership Group Finalized for 2010 Commonwealth Games Team

Ottawa, May 20, 2009 ? Commonwealth Games Canada today announced that Michael A. Smith will serve as Team Leader ? Team Member Support and Services at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. � ...

Westmont Hospitality Group to Help CGC Fundraise

OTTAWA, May 14, 2009�- Canada?s largest hotel manager has signed on to help Canadian athletes, coaches, sport organizations and sport partners save on sports travel accommodation expenses while raising...

April

CSLC Interns Complete Overseas Placements

NEWS RELEASE � Canadian Sport Leadership Corps Volunteer Interns Complete Seven-Month Overseas Placements, dedicated to improving the lives of others through sport � OTTAWA, April 23, 2009 ? Common...

CGC Announces Delhi 2010 Mission Team Leaders

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 OTTAWA ? Commonwealth Games Canada today announced its key Mission Team Leaders for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India, October 3-14, 2010 ? and celebrated ...

In Memory of Dr. Ivor Dent

Ivor Dent, former president of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada from 1984 to 1990, passed away on March 30 in Edmonton at the age of 85. He also served the Commonwealth Games Fe...

March

Delhi 2010 Games On Track, But Key Issues Must Be Addressed

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 OTTAWA�� Following an extensive, three-day site visit, senior officials with Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) are generally encouraged by what they have seen and heard about p...

CGF: India's Security Planning on Track

Media Release
March 4, 2009 The Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Michael Hooper,has expressed his deep sympathy for all involved in the recent tragedy involving the Sri L...

February

January

Judy Kent receives Award of Merit at 2008 Commonwealth Games Canada AGM

Judy Kent of Picton, Ontario is the recipient of the Commonwealth Games Canada Award of Merit for her significant and long standing contribution to Commonwealth sport and the Commonwealth movement. Awa...

2008

November

Martha Deacon named Chef de Mission for Delhi 2010

OTTAWA - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today announced the appointment of Martha Deacon of Cambridge, Ont. as Chef de mission for Team Canada for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held October 3-14, ...

October

Pune 2008: Canada completes magnificent games!

Pune, India - Canada wrapped up competition at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games adding with four more medals, two gold and two silvers, to bring its' the total medal count to 26. Canadian athletes wo...

Pune 2008: Day 5 highlights

2008 CYG - What Canada did Friday at the Commonwealth Youth Games (distances in metres unless specified): Canada wrapped up competition at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games with four more medals, two ...

Pune 2008: Hendry and Lef�bvre named Canadian flag bearers for closing

Pune, India - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today announced that double medalist shooter Matthew Hendry of Nokomis, Sask., and Val�rie Lef�bvre of Godmanchester, Que., have been named as Canada's fla...

Pune 2008: Records fall, Canada wins weightlifting gold!

Pune, India - Mathieu Marineau, St-Andr�-d'Argenteuil, Que., set a new record lifting 293 kilograms in the men's 85 kilogram weightlifting event en route to winning gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games...

Pune 2008: Canada falls to host India in badminton final

Pune, India�- Canada's Alexandra Bruce, Toronto, and Michelle Li, Richmond Hill, Ont., fell 2-0 (18-21, 8-21) to the second seeded team from India in the final of the women's doubles badminton competit...

Pune 2008: Twardzik golden, Shamoon take silver

Pune, India - Stuart Twardzik, Big River, Sask., won the Commonwealth Youth Games middleweight boxing championship 5-0 over Satinder Satinder of India. "This is the greatest experience of my life," sa...

Pune 2008: Athletics wins two medals in final day of competition

Pune, India�- Canada's athletics team picked up a silver and bronze medal on Thursday in the final day of competition at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. Canada finished the Games wit...

Pune 2008: Goodchild wins Canada's fourth medal in shooting

Pune, India�- Michael Goodchild, Amherstberg, Ont., won Canada's fourth shooting medal of the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, capturing the bronze in the men's 10m air rifle final. Goodchild shot 577 p...

Pune 2008: Abelev wins silver in wrestling

Pune, India�- Ilya Abelev, Ottawa, began wrestling less than two years ago and on Thursday her served notice that he is ready to take his place on the international stage, winning a silver medal in the...

Pune 2008: Shen wins second bronze in table tennis

Pune, India�- Qiang Shen, Ottawa, won his second medal in as many days, defeating Robert Frank of Australia 4-3 (5-11, 11-9, 11-7, 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7) to win the bronze medal in the men's singles ...

Pune 2008: Canadians set records, win golds in weightlifting

Pune, India�- Val�rie Lef�bvre, Godmanchester, Que., set a trio of Games records en route to a gold medal in the women's 63 kilogram weightlifting event, while Paul Dumais, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que. es...

Pune 2008: Day 3 recap

Canada picked up nine medals on the third day of competition at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. Canada has won 14 medals (two gold, seven silver, five bronze) and sits fourth in the o...

Lanouette wins bronze in women's 58 kg weightlifting

Pune, India ? Carolanne Lanouette of St-Colomban, Que. became Canada's second female weightlifter to win a medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Games, capturing the bronze medal in the women?s 58 kg competit...

Canada wins bronze in men's doubles table tennis

Pune, India ? Qiang Shen, Ottawa, and Ling Kun Yang, St-Laurent, Que., defeated England 3-1 (11-8, 10-12, 11-3, 11-7) on Wednesday to win the men's doubles bronze medal in table tennis at the 2008 Comm...

Labont� wins gold, Canada earns four medals in athletics

Pune, India - Shot putter Julie Labont�, Ste-Justine, Que., won Canada?s first ever gold in athletics at the Commonwealth Youth Games with a 15.02m performance at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports City in Pu...

Canada wins pair of silvers in wrestling

Pune, India�- Steven Takahashi, London, Ont., and Duncan Moffat, Milton, Ont., wrestled to a pair of silver medal performances at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. Takahashi advanced t...

Hendry wins second medal of Commonwealth Youth Games

Pune, India�- Matthew Hendry of Nokomis, Saskatchewan won his second medal in as many days, capturing a silver in a shoot off in the men's 25m pistol at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India...

Pune 2008: Ariane Beaumont-Courteau wins silvers in pole vault

Pune, India - Pole vaulter Ariane Beaumont-Courteau of Montreal won Canada?s first medal in athletics Tuesday at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. The 2008 Canadian junior champion became t...

Hendry wins Canada's first ever gold

Pune, India - Matthew Hendry of Nokomis, Sask. became Canada's first ever gold medalist at the Commonwealth Youth Games on Tuesday, winning the men's 10m pistol competition with an overall score of 653...

Pune 2008: Fyfe win's Canada's first ever medal

Pune, India - Monica Fyfe of Winnipeg, Man. won Canada's first ever medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games on Monday, earning a silver in the women's 10m air rifle competition�in Pune, India. Fyfe scor...

Pune 2008: Ruel sets record, wins silver

Pune, India - Jessica Ruel of La Sarre, Que. set a Games record in the clean and jerk en route to a silver medal in the women?s 48-kg weightlifting event Monday at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune,...

Hbc makes $400,000 contribution to Commonwealth Games Canada

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE� October 7, 2008 Hbc makes $400,000 contribution to Commonwealth Games CanadaTORONTO ? The Hudson?s Bay Company (Hbc) continued its long-standing support of Canadian amateur...

Jessica Parry named Canada's flag bearer for Pune 2008

October 6, 2008 TORONTO�- Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today announced that Canadian junior 800m and 1500m athletics champion Jessica Parry of London, Ontario has been named Canada's flag bearer fo...

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. donates $200,000 to CGC

TORONTO�- PCL Constructors Canada Inc. has made a significant contribution to the development of Canada's amateur athletes, announcing a $200,000 donation to Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) Monday even...

September

CGC's Pune 2008 website

Team Canada�� /�� Mission Team�� /�� Media Guide�� /�� Schedule and Results�� /�� Partners Headlines October 17 - Records fall, Canada wins weightlifting gold! October 17 - Canada falls to host ...

CGC names roster for Pune 2008

Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) announced today the 59 athletes (36 men and 23 women) who have been selected to represent Canada at the III Commonwealth Youth Games that run October 12-20, 2008 in Pune...

CGC appoints Colin Higgs as Director of IDS

September 10, 2008 Ottawa - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Colin Higgs to the position of Director of its International Development through Sports (IDS) ...

August

July

CGC commemorates EDMONTON 78!

OTTAWA - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is commemorating the 30th anniversary of Canada's most successful international multi-sport games with a four-part series, entitled Edmonton 78. Edmonton 78 wa...

Ministers to discuss using sport for social and economic development

Commonwealth Secretariat | Sport News
Tue, 22 Jul 08 09:00:00 GMT

Commonwealth sports ministers will meet on the fringes of the Olympic Games in Beijing next month
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CGC announces Canadian Sport Leadership Corps appointments

OTTAWA - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) announced on Monday the appointment of six interns to the Canadian Sport Leadership Corps (CSLC) international internship program for 2008. The CSLC internship...

CGC releases public statement on failed Halifax 2014 bid

OTTAWA - Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) has made public a document entitled, "The Bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games: Building on the Halifax Experience" that indentifies the key factors which ultima...

June

Nevis Minister of youth appeals to fathers to give children values not valuables

CHARLESTOWN, Nevis ? Children need to be actively involved in positive extra-curricular activities. This was the view of Minister of Youth in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hensley Daniel, as ...

Employment Opportunity: Program Director - IDS

Back to Job / Opportunities page Program Director for the International Development through Sport (IDS) unit of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC).� Closes: 4 pm EDT, June 26, 2008
Operating out of th...

George Heller challenges Canada's sport leaders

By: George Heller, President of Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada�
Originally published in the Globe and Mail - June 2, 2008 As a passionate supporter of amateur sport in Canada, I hold strong op...