Festival of Excellence @ University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium.

Canadian hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, along with American decathlete Bryan Clay, known as the "world's greatest athlete", and Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world and olympic record holder for the 100m and 200m competed at the event.

USA's Bryan Clay, known as the "world's greatest athlete"


(above) Men's 800m battle for first between USA's Khadevis Robinson, Christian Smith, and Karjuan Williams. Each placed 1st to 3rd, respectively.
(below) Qatar's Saif Shaheen catches his breath after the Men's 5000m run where he finished first with a commanding 11second lead over USA's Dathan Ritzenhein who came a distant second.


(above) Women 100m Hurdles. (L-R) USA's Virginia Powell, Jamaica's Nickiesha Wilson and USA's Damu Cherry.
(below) Fastest man in the world, Jamaica's Usain Bolt looks back at his competitors as he crosses the finish line in 10 seconds flat, winning first.

Olympic Archers

Crispin Duenas and Alana MacDougall competed at the Ontario Spring Classic archery competition amongst 94 other archers from Canada, at Woodlands Parks in Scarborough. Crispin qualified for the Beijing olympics at the tournament and Alana qualified for the Archery World Cup, which took place in France at the end of June.

Healthy Athletes Expo


OSHAWA - Special Olympics Ontario hosted their first Healthy Athletes Expo for Special Olympians with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Durham College UOIT, Oshawa campus. Over 100 professionals from across Ontario volunteered their time to help with the Expo, providing more than 1,000 athletes with access to health care services. Sylvian Larviere came all the way from Sudbury for the expo, where he got an eye exam and got fitted for new glasses. Sylvian, a Special Olympian will be competing in 5-pin bowling at the Special Olympics later on this month.
May 09, 2008

Special Olympics Torch

Whitby RBC Branch Manager, and Canadian National Womens Hockey team member, and olympic gold medal winner, Gillian Apps light the RBC Torch from the Special Olympics Torch being held by Mark and Stephanie Barrett as it passed through Whitby, signifying the start of the RBC Special Olympics Torch Relay and Twoonies for Torches. The RBC Special Olympics Torch Relay will bring the torch to branches in Durham throughout the month of May to raise awareness of the upcoming Special Olympic Games. Branches will also begin selling paper torches for $2 which will be displayed in each branch as part of Twoonies for Torches. All proceeds collected in May will be given to Special Olympics Ontario.