TEAM CANADA SET TO COMPETE AT THE 2023 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES

The Canadian Team is now selected and set to compete at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games.

The seventh Commonwealth Youth Games will take place on the Islands of Trinidad and Tobago between 4-11 August 2023. 1000+ athletes and para athletes between the ages of 14-18 will participate in seven sports managed by 500+ officials. The Commonwealth Youth Games can be a valuable springboard for the stars and leaders of tomorrow, contributing to the further development of youth sport throughout Canada and the Commonwealth. The sports will take place across Trinidad and Tobago, bringing a diverse perspective of the twin island country to the nations of the Commonwealth, as well as showcasing a festival of the country’s activities. Team Canada will compete in Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Netball and Rugby 7s fielding a team of 74 athletes and staff.

TEAM CANADA

Athletics:

Function	Gender	First Name	Last Name	City	Province
Athlete	F	EMILY	CESCON	Toronto	ON
Athlete	F	HADASSAH (LADEMI)	DAVIES	Waterloo	ON
Athlete	F	ALEXA MARIE	DOW	Cowichan Bay	BC
Athlete	F	HANNA	HOLLINS	Pickering	ON
Athlete	F	ERIKA	LEALESS	Fullarton	ON
Athlete	F	ASHLEY	ODIASE	Calgary	AB
Athlete	F	TATIANA	QUAN-VIE	Calgary	AB
Athlete	F	KIARA	WEBB	Brampton	ON
Athlete	M	TYLER	BROWNE	Victoria	BC
Athlete	M	TRAVIS	GAFFNEY	Brockville	ON
Athlete	M	JETT	HASIUK	Cochrane	AB
Athlete	M	PISHON	HAUGHTON	Kelowna	BC
Athlete	M	MICHAEL	HUSSEY	Saskatoon	SK
Athlete	M	RYAN	LOFSTROM	Campbell river	BC
Athlete	M	JOHN	MCGOWAN	Kempville	ON
Athlete	M	NOAH	NEVES	Winnipeg	MB
Athlete	M	TOONI	OGUNYEYE	Brampton	ON
Coach	F	LESLIE	ESTWICK	Nepean	ON
Coach	F	CHRISTINE	LAVERTY	Calgary	AB
Physiotherapist	M	TYLER	DUMONT	Surrey	BC
Team Manager	F	GABBY	FAORO	Ottawa	ON

Beach Volleyball:

Function	Gender	First Name	Last Name	City	Province
Athlete	F	KATARINA	DROZD	Toronto	ON
Athlete	F	CALINDA	KOK	Kitchener	ON
Athlete	M	ANDON	KIRIAKOU	Ajax	ON
Athlete	M	OLIVER	TOOMES	Toronto	ON
Team Manager	M	ANDREW	KOS	Toronto	ON

Netball:

Function	Gender	First Name	Last Name	City	Province
Athlete	F	KATHARINE	DOERKSEN	Burnaby	BC
Athlete	F	HOLLY	HANCOCK	Burnaby	BC
Athlete	F	NYOMI	KHAU	Coquitlam	BC
Athlete	F	JAYA KAUR	KOONER	Burnaby	BC
Athlete	F	ABIGAIL	MCLEAN	Heritage Pointe	AB
Athlete	F	HANNAH	MCLEAN	Heritage Pointe	AB
Athlete	F	PEARL	MEHTA	Burnaby	BC
Athlete	F	ELLA	RICKETTS	Burnaby	BC
Athlete	F	LOLIYO	TULU	Port Moody	BC
Athlete	F	JANELLE	YANG	Burnaby	BC
Coach	F	AMONDA LEIGH	FRANCIS	Burnaby	BC
Physiotherapist	F	KRISTINE	SLATER	Vancouver	BC
Team Manager	F	JULIA	CAROLLO	Port Coquitlam	BC

Rugby 7’s:

Function	Gender	First Name	Last Name	City	Province
Athlete	F	ELLE	DOUGLAS	Saskatoon	SK
Athlete	F	LANA	DUECK	Abbotsford	BC
Athlete	F	SKYE	FARISH	Victoria	BC
Athlete	F	AVA	FERENCE	Duncan	BC
Athlete	F	CHARLOTTE	HILTON	Fall River	NS
Athlete	F	KIKI	IDOWU	North York	ON
Athlete	F	OLIVIA	NEWSOME	Calgary	AB
Athlete	F	ANYA	PROKOPICH	Surrey	BC
Athlete	F	ADIA ELISE	PYE	Victoria	BC
Athlete	F	BROOKLYN	RODDHAM	Langley	BC
Athlete	F	SARAH	SCHONFELD	Ottawa	ON
Athlete	F	KENNEDI	STEVENSON	Glen Williams	ON
Athlete	F	ZINA	UMEH	Calgary	AB
Coach	F	DARCY	PATTERSON	North Vancouver	BC
Physiotherapist	F	LAURA	SCHRADER	Victoria	BC
Athlete	M	BRIAR	BARRON	Holland Landing	ON
Athlete	M	SPENCER	COTIE	Victoria	BC
Athlete	M	MORGAN	DI NARDO	Toronto	ON
Athlete	M	ADAM	DOANE	Keswick	ON
Athlete	M	TY	DRISCOLL	Victoria	BC
Athlete	M	TYGE	HARVEY	Binbook	ON
Athlete	M	AIDEN	JONES	Shawnigan Lake	BC
Athlete	M	SEBASTIAN BEAU	LAMBERT	Denman Island	BC
Athlete	M	HUDSON	POPPITT	Victoria	BC
Athlete	M	MAX	ROSS	Langley	BC
Athlete	M	CHARLES	SQUIRES	Avon	UK
Athlete	M	REECE	THOMPSON	Barrie	ON
Athlete	M	STEPHEN	WEBB	Toronto	ON
Coach	M	NIGEL	D'ACRE	Mississauga	ON
Message Therapist	F	JAMIE	NEILL	Victoria	BC
Team Manager	M	KHALIL	AJRAM	Aurora	ON

Team Canada will be led by an experienced Mission Staff of Kelly Laframboise as Team Leader; Chris Taylor as Deputy Team Leader and Dr. Erika Persson as Chief Medical Officer. For more information on Trinbago2023, including Tourism, you can visit their website at www.trinbago2023.com.

To see each Team’s official announcement:

Athletics: Next Gen of Team Canada Ready for Commonwealth Youth Games
Beach Volleyball: Beach Volleyball Trials Update
Fast5 Netball: 2023 Canadian National U18 Team
Rugby 7s: Canada’s Rugby Sevens teams named for Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

ABOUT COMMONWEALTH SPORT CANADA

Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is the franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth sport movement in Canada. CSC is an active, contributing member of the Canadian sport community and supports Canada’s athletes to achieve excellence at Olympic, Paralympic Games, and world championships. The mission of CSC is to enrich the lives of youth across the Commonwealth and host the Commonwealth Games. For additional information go to: www.commonwealthsport.ca.

For more information, please contact:

Kelly Laframboise (she/her/elle) Manager, Programs & Operations Commonwealth Games Association of Canada
Email: kelly@commonwealthsport.ca
Tel: 613-244-6868 Ext: 2

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