Vancouver Island Athlete Named B.C.’s Strongest Man
Kalem Nygren of the K’òmoks First Nation won B.C.’s Provincial Strongman Championships, earning spots at nationals in Calgary and the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio.
Kalem Nygren of the K’òmoks First Nation won B.C.’s Provincial Strongman Championships, earning spots at nationals in Calgary and the Arnold Sports Festival in Ohio.
B.C.’s Andrea Hand won her second Canadian STIHL Women’s Championship in London, Ontario, with a world-record underhand chop of 21.65 seconds, qualifying for next year’s world championship.
Vancouver FC will play Atlético Ottawa on Aug. 13 in Langley in their first-ever Canadian Championship semifinal. A win over two legs would make them the first Canadian Premier League team to reach the tournament’s final. Despite being a young squad, many players have past knockout competition experience and are confident in their ability to cause an upset. The home crowd at Willoughby Stadium is expected to give them a boost in this historic matchup.
Brooklynn Novak from Quesnel, B.C., will represent Canada at the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships in Winnipeg from Aug. 17–25. Quesnel’s Brooklynn Novak Set to Represent Canada in Winnipeg From small-town practice sessions to the world stage Brooklynn Novak, a 20-year-old archer from Quesnel, B.C., is preparing to compete at the World Archery Youth Championships, […]