Athletes excel at the 2021 BC Event Group Challenges

COMPETITIONS ARE BACK ON IN BC!

This month, athletes from all over BC had an opportunity to compete for personal bests and Provincial medals at our Event Group Challenges, that took the place of the cancelled 2021 BC Athletics Provincial Championships Jamboree. 

Congratulations athletes and a big thank you to Okanagan Athletics Club, Kamloops Track and Field Club, Langley Mustangs Track and Field Club and Prairie Inn Harriers for hosting great competitions!  A special mention and thank you to all of our BC Athletics Officials for making these events a tremendous success!  

Four new Canadian Records and five new Provincial Records were set, along with several personal best performances *pending ratification.

Michael Barber (Prairie Inn Harriers) - Canadian Record (T20) // 800m (1:55.28), 1500m (4:00.62)

Vancouver Thunderbirds (Sophie Dodd, Tamara Harris, Honor Walmsley, Devan Weibe) - Canadian Record //Distance Medley Relay (11:46.64)

Prairie Inn Harriers (Alexa Dow, Clara Chudley, Ella Ballard, Angelino Shandro) - Canadian Record // Distance Medley Relay (12:05.42)

Aidan Turner (Kajaks Track and Field Club) - Provincial Record // U18 Decathalon 6358 points

Matthew Uliana (Vancouver Thunderbirds) - Provincial Record // U18 Hammer Throw (5kg) 70.32m

Michael Ogbeiwi (South Surrey Athletics) - Provincial Record // U18 Shot Put (5kg) 19.43m

You can find the full results here:

COMBINED EVENT CHALLENEGE RESULTS

THROWS EVENT CHALLENGE RESULTS

SPRINTS, JUMPS, WHEELCHAIR EVENT CHALLENGE RESULTS

ENDURANCE EVENT CHALLENGE RESULTS