Posted 06 November 2009 by Domenic Gratta
Few could match Marnie McBean’s enthusiasm when news first broke that Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan American Games
The former Canadian rower and three-time Olympic gold medallist, who was also a 1999 Pan Ams champion in Winnipeg, is thrilled to finally see Toronto win its first major international sporting event.
“Toronto finally won something,” said [...] Continue Reading
Posted 16 October 2009 by Domenic Gratta
One week after officials submitted a beefed-up bid for the Pan American Games, Canadian athletes met in Toronto on Friday to discuss why the city should play host to the 2015 event.
Three-dozen current and former Olympians were in attendance, including cyclist Curt Harnett, trampoline gymnast Karen Cockburn, and wheelchair basketball Paralympian Tracey Ferguson.
All of them [...] Continue Reading