January Athlete of the Month |
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Selection to the Egyptian National Open Water Swim Team for the FINA World Championship led to Regina-based swimmer Kareem Tarek Mohammed being awarded the January Athlete of the Month.
Mohammed, who co-captains the University of Regina Cougars swimming team, travelled home to Egypt in December to compete in the national team 10-kilometre trial event, finishing in second. He received the letter informing him that he’d made the Egyptian team in January.
The FINA World Championship will take place in July 2023 after being postponed from May 2022 as a result of COVID-19.
Mohammed was nominated by Swim Saskatchewan.
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Olympics wrapping up, Paralympics on deck |
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With 12 days of Olympic action in the books, Saskatchewan athletes have turned in some stellar performances and there's still more to come in the final days of the Games in Beijing.
Regina snowboarder Mark McMorris has the only medal for the province so far, capturing bronze in the men's slopestyle competition for the third straight time on Day 3. He followed that up with a 10th-place finish in the big air competition on Day 11.
In long track speedskating, Moose Jaw's Graeme Fish finished sixth in the men's 10,000-metre event while making his Olympic debut and White City's Marsha Hudey, competing in her third Winter Games, finished 21st in the women's 500-metre.
At the hockey rink, Saskatoon's Emily Clark and the Canadian women's team will go for gold against the United States in the Olympic final on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 10:10 p.m. (SK time). Unfortunately, Prince Albert's Adam Cracknell and the Canadian men's team lost to Sweden in the quarter-finals on Day 12 and were eliminated.
Still to come, three-time Olympian Ben Coakwell of Moose Jaw will compete in the men's four-man bobsleigh event beginning on Day 15.
Meanwhile, on the Paralympic side of things, the Saskatchewan contingent continues preparation for the Games running March 4-13.
Biggar's Lisa DeJong will make her Paralympic debut in Beijing after she was recently announced as a member of the Canadian Para snowboard team.
Follow along at cheeronsask.ca for stories on the Saskatchewan Olympic and Paralympic contingents, as well as team announcements, schedules and results.
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Through the Canadian Sport Institutes Network (COPSIN), the Canadian Olympic Foundation has launched the Team Canada 50/50, a coast-to-coast 50/50 raffle. Canadians can enter a provincial or territorial raffle by going to TeamCanada5050.ca. Tickets start at $10.
Purchasing tickets for the Team Canada 50/50 supports Canadian Olympians on their path to the podium. Net proceeds from each provincial raffle will be invested directly into the respective provincial and territorial sport system, helping athletes to pursue their Olympic dreams. Each winner will take home half of the final jackpot and the other half will be invested into the winner’s province or territory.
In Saskatchewan, the funds raised will support high performance athletes on the paths to Olympic or Paralympic podiums. Plans are being made for how the proceeds will be spent in the province.
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Team Canada 50/50 is open to the public. All participants must be over 18 years of age and physically located in the Province of Saskatchewan to buy a ticket. All ticket sales are final. Employees & Board Members of the Canadian Olympic Committee & Canadian Olympic Foundation, and those residing in their respective households, are not permitted to play. Draw dates are as follows: Loyalty Prize Draw - January 27, 2022; Early Bird Prize Draws: February 4, 9, 13, 18, 2022 @ 10:00 AM; Jackpot Draw - February 20, 2022 @ 3:00 PM. For more information about the Team Canada 50/50, please see please see the Official Rules of Play. SLGA License # #LR21-0115. License held by Canadian Olympic Foundation (Charitable Registration No. 817729346RR0001). |
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Swift Current's Joseph on track to Paris |
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Scott Joseph has all the makings of a budding star.
The Niger-born, Swift Current developed long-jumper has quickly made his name know on the national stage.
Joseph, who was a finalist for the 2021 Saskatchewan Sport Awards Male Athlete of the Year, finished second in long-jump at the 2021 Canadian Olympic Track and Field Trials in Montreal, missing the qualifying distance by 0.41 metres. Before that, he broke a 45-year-old U SPORTS record in 2020.
Read more about his journey to this point in his career and where he plans to go in the future on sasksport.ca.
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Sport. It's More Than A Game |
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Sport. It’s More Than A Game is an advocacy campaign to encourage the long-term growth and development of amateur sport in the province. Using Saskatchewan stories and people, the campaign aims to promote the benefits of sport.
The campaign was refreshed and launched in January 2022 with website and social media graphics that help re-introduce the message back into the province, help people reconnect with sport and remind people why it’s important to be involved.
The campaign will continually be updated with digital-friendly and print graphical elements, promotional items and inspirational stories (Ex. posters, video, etc.).
Digital assets, signage rentals and promotional items are available for provincial sport organizations and community groups in the province for use.
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ParticipACTION Community Better Grant application open |
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The ParticipACTION Community Better Challenge is returning from June 1 – 30, 2022. In 2021, Canadians across the country tracked more than 400 million minutes. ParticipACTION wants to build on that success and work to get more Canadians involved and track even more minutes of physical activity.
To support organizations and communities, ParticipACTION has created a micro-grant program. Apply between Jan. 17 and Feb. 21 to receive up to $1,500 to support activities that get your community active.
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Remembering Dr. Ernie Nicholls |
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Dr. Ernie Nicholls, a key volunteer when Sask Sport formed in the 1970's and two-term member on the Sask Sport Board of Directors, passed away on January 23, 2022.
Nicholls was a professor of sport administration and sport history at the University of Regina and spent time as a coach for the school's basketball, volleyball, cross-country and curling teams and officiated at all levels of sport.
He also served on multiple boards for provincial and national sport organizations and was a founding member of the Saskatchewan Team Handball Association.
His full obituary can be read here.
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Member tip: eLearning National Coach Certification Program (NCCP) workshops |
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The Coaching Association of Canada offers multiple eLearning workshops, some of which are free, to assist coaches at all levels.
The workshops cover a variety of topics, including nutrition, mental health, emergency action plans and more.
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April 17-23
Prince Albert
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2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship |
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August 6-21
Niagara, Ont.
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Feb.18-March 5, 2023
Prince Edward Island
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July 15-23, 2023
Kjipuktuk (Halifax)
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2023 North American Indigenous Games |
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