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Contact ~ For
more information contact
Bob Butt at
Dominion Command Public Relations at (613)
591-3335 (bbutt@legion.ca).
The Royal Canadian Legion
runs Canada's only National Track and Field
Championships and training camp for 12-17 year olds in
Canada. This years event will be held at
CFB Gagetown in
Oromocto, New Brunswick, between August 6 and 13.
Over 300 athletes from all provinces and territories
will be participating in this years competition. These
participants will also have the opportunity to take part
in training clinics run by Athletics Canada.
This event is nationally
sanctioned by
Athletics Canada and many Canadian track and field
stars who have participated in the Legion program have
gone on to world and Olympic glory. Approximately 80%
of Canada's national track and field team have
participated in the Legion program. For a current
list of national team members who have competed in past
Legion competitions and for a brief history of this
event please click
here.
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