Posted: June 4, 2008

Athletics: Athletics Canada announces 2009-2010 Championships host cities

Watch over 50 IAAF Events Live and On-Demand at WCSN.com OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the sites for five Canadian Championships held in 2009 and 2010. “On behalf of Athletics Canada I would like to thank all of the groups who submitted bids,” said Joanne Mortimore, Athletics Canada Chief Executive Officer. “We received a number of very strong proposals which bodes well for upcoming Canadian Championships. We are confident that the chosen host organizations will meet Athletics Canada’s objectives, more importantly we look forward to working with the host committees to set new benchmarks along the way.” A trio of championships will be returning to familiar settings. The Cross Country Championships will return to Guelph in 2009 and 2010, the Half Marathon Championships will return to Montréal for two years and the Marathon Championships will stay in Ottawa for another year (2009). The 2009 and 2010 editions of the Junior Track and Field Championships will be staged New Brunswick. Moncton will also be the site of the 2010 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships. Toronto will host the 2009 and 2010 Canadian Track and Field Championships. Next year’s Championships (2009) will also serve as the selection trials for the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Championships which will be held in Berlin, Germany. Event City Event Date 2009   2010 Host Organization(s) Half Marathon Championships Montréal April 19 April 18 Scotiabank 21K de Montréal Marathon Championships Ottawa May 24 - Ottawa Race Weekend Track and Field Championships Toronto June 25-28 July 29-Aug 1 University of Toronto Junior Track and Field Championships New Brunswick Aug 6-9 TBD City of Moncton Cross Country Championships Guelph Nov 28 Nov 27 Speed River TFC / Guelph Athletics Society Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field, cross-country running, road running and road racing. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest