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

When the winning candidate for the 2015 Pan-American Games is announced Friday afternoon, there will be more at stake for Toronto then just sports glory. Improvements to the city’s infrastructure also hang in the balance. Sports facilities would be the immediate beneficiaries of a successful pitch, in particular there will be five sites that will be created to [...] Continue Reading

Bar patrons in Toronto’s Pape and Danforth avenues area weighed in with their opinions on the consequences that the Pan American Games would bring to the city in terms of tourism, new infrastructure, and sporting spirit. On Friday, Torontonians will be eagerly awaiting a vote in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will determine the winner of the 2015 [...] Continue Reading

When Canadian Olympic hurdler Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was growing up, Toronto had a severe lack of sporting infrastructure. That situation has changed now that Toronto has won the bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games. The winning city was announced Friday and supporters say holding the events will bring countless opportunities for the next generation of Canadian [...] Continue Reading

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