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Founded as a legacy of the inaugural Commonwealth Games in 1930, Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is a founding member of Commonwealth Sport and is responsible for the growth and development of the Commonwealth sport movement in Canada.
Canada Names Five Additional Paralympic Program athletes to the swim team for 2026 Commonwealth Games
Swimming Canada bolsters technical support adding three staff members
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Fifteen new Caribbean Coaches trained in revamped Coaching Program
On January 21, 2012, 15 coaches from 13 countries across the Caribbean region completed the first hosting of the Caribbean Coaching Certificate Program with revised materials...
Commonwealth Championships - A Massive Medal Harvest for Canada in Cardiff
Canadian judokas were fierce competitors at the Commonwealth Championships in Cardiff, Wales once again today.
Commonwealth Games Canada congratulates Anne Merklinger
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) today added its voice to the chorus of congratulations to Anne Merklinger who has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at Own the Podium.
CGC Intern Builds Learn To Swim Program In Tonga
Tonga has one big swimming pool – the ocean. On a sunny day at the American Wharf in Nuku’alofa, hundreds of Tongan children play in the water, diving and flipping off the point. Yet very few actually know how to swim. They’re uncomfortable in water above their waist, and there is no program to teach children in Tonga the basics of water safety and swimming skills.
AN INTERN’S APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT ((Reprint Courtesy of CAAWS)
When I was first offered my current role as a Capacity Support Officer (CSO) in the Falkland Islands as part of Commonwealth Games Canada’s (CGC) Capacity Support Program (CSP), I had an overwhelming feeling of nerves. How can I impact sport at a national level at age 29, two years after completing a Masters’ in sport management, and having focused my career until now at the community level? My knowledge of sport at a national level came from a Canadian and British education, both are countries where there are layers and layers of governing bodies and the experience required to work at any of those levels far outweighs what I have done to date. Combine these worries with a da
CGC’s Game of Life Run/Walk expands to four cities for 2012
Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC)’s second annual Game of Life Run/Walk is set to take place on April 29, 2012 in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax—marking the even
Next Step 2011 Promotes Global Sport for Development Partnerships
Partnerships within the Sport for Development field are evolving beyond traditional donor/recipient arrangements to an increasingly efficient model based on equality, respect and co-operation from
Canadian Commonwealth Games Champ Nicole Forrester Joins T02015 Athlete Advisory Council
Nicole Forrester is an Olympian, 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and the reigning Canadian high jump champion.
Commonwealth sport leader, Trevino Betty, joins TO2015 Games Athlete Council
Trevino Betty has dedicated his life to sport for the past 25 years as an athlete, volunteer and most recently as an administrator.
Using sport to drive youth empowerment and social development across the Commonwealth.
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