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Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships showcased talent … and the power of sport

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“Everybody has been cheering everybody … they are hugging everyone … it’s a beautiful thing to see,” he said during the event.

Key Points: 
  • “Everybody has been cheering everybody … they are hugging everyone … it’s a beautiful thing to see,” he said during the event.
  • The forecasted bad weather held off, and talented athletes earned over 300 gold, silver and bronze medals while competing from August 11-13.
  • Over 600 Legion-supported competitors and over 300 “open” athletes took part in 84 events encompassing sports from running to the discus throw.
  • Canadian cities host the Legion Nationals for two years, and the next city hosting the Games in 2024 and 2025 is Calgary, Alberta.

Invictus gold medalist Michael Trauner mentors athletes at 45th annual “Legion Nationals”

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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Instead, he faced the situation head on, medaling gold twice in indoor rowing at the Invictus Games in Toronto in 2017.

Key Points: 
  • Instead, he faced the situation head on, medaling gold twice in indoor rowing at the Invictus Games in Toronto in 2017.
  • He has found continuing success at various canoeing and cycling competitions in Canada and abroad and is a 23-time medalist in paddling and cycling.
  • Trauner, who served in the Canadian Army, will be both mentoring and cheering on the athletes all the way.
  • While winning medals is rewarding, Trauner says he’ll be advising young athletes that it’s about more than that, too.

45th annual Legion Nationals get underway!

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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The Legion Nationals are Canada’s only track and field competition for the under-16 and under-18 categories.

Key Points: 
  • The Legion Nationals are Canada’s only track and field competition for the under-16 and under-18 categories.
  • “There is no limitation to what these athletes can do, as long as they dedicate themselves towards their own personal goals.”
    This is the 45th year for the event organized by the Legion.
  • All Legion Commands except Prince Edward Island are represented this year by over 300 competitors; and there are over 600 Open athletes.
  • Canadian cities host the Legion Nationals for two years, and the next city hosting the Games in 2024 and 2025 will be Calgary, Alberta.

44th Legion Nationals start off with a bang!

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Friday, August 5, 2022
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This is the 44th year for the event organized by the Legion.

Key Points: 
  • This is the 44th year for the event organized by the Legion.
  • The Legion later developed local, provincial, and national youth athletic programs, which now culminate in the games.
  • This reality is an undercurrent of the Legion Nationals this year and a reminder of the great opportunities that the sacrifices at Dieppe brought us all.
  • All Legion Commands except Ontario and Newfoundland are represented this year by 253 competitors; and there are 393 Open athletes.