Montréal, October 27, 2012 – Ecaterina Guica climbed to the top of the podium in the under 52 kg class, Friday, at the Europe Cup presented in Boras, Sweden. The Quebecoise, who competed in the under 57 kg division, was making her international debut in the new, lower weight class.

(Ottawa, ON – October 24, 2012) Cycling Canada is capping off another exceptional season that saw many accomplishments --on and off the field of play—by its Canadian cyclists and support personnel.

The Quebec Swimming Federation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Rushton as Assistant Coach at the National Aquatics Centre in Montreal. He will be working with Benoit Lebrun, Head Coach.

Synchro Canada is pleased to introduce the athletes that will train at the Centre of Excellence in Montreal this season and who will be members of Synchro Canada’s Senior A and B National Teams in 2012-2013.

Montréal, October 13th, 2012 (Sportcom) – Quebecoise Catherine Roberge won both her fights, Saturday, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates, claiming the gold medal in the process.

Recently, Canadian Paralympian and current International Paralympic Committee (IPC) board member, Patrick Jarvis, travelled to Guyana and Jamaica utilizing his skills, knowledge and experience with Paralympic sport to further develop the Guyana Paralympic Organization (GPO) and Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA).

Montréal, October 6, 2012 – It was a prosperous day for Canadian judokas, as the team came away with a collection of three medals, taken from World Cups in Istanbul and Minsk. Catherine Roberge (-78 kg) triumphed in Turkey, while Patrick Gagné (-66 kg) won gold and Alexis-Morin-Martel (-73 kg) picked up silver in Belarus.

OTTAWA, October 5, 2012 - The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), today announced improvements to the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP), the Harper Government’s sport funding program that assists athletes with living and educational expenses while they train and compete.

Ottawa, October 2, 2012 – Synchro Canada announced today that Meng Chen has been named head coach to lead the senior national team in this new era leading to the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.

Montréal, September 30, 2012 – The judoka Catherine Roberge won a bronze medal Sunday, in the last day of competition at the Judo World Cup in Rome.