On Sunday, World Athletics prolonged invites to 6 Canadian athletes to be part of the beforehand chosen group of fifty to compete on the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The ultimate Canadian group will comprise 56 athletes, consisting of 30 girls and 26 males—two extra athletes than had been despatched to final yr’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The extra six athletes are headlined by Canadian 5,000m champion Briana Scott and NCAA 800m runner Abdullahi Hassan, each making their world championship debuts of their respective occasions. Additionally added to the group are 2016 Olympian Erin Teschuk (W 5,000m), U Sports activities Athlete of the Yr Mark Bujnowski (M shot put), Kate Present of Port Hope, Ont. (W 1,500m) and Grace Tennant of Lincoln, Ont. (W shot put).
Though these six athletes didn’t meet the world championship commonplace, World Athletics has prolonged an invite to them primarily based on their world rankings and performances at main meets.
Canada is coming off a profitable efficiency on the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ore., the place they received 4 medals: one gold, two silver and one bronze. Notably, Canada is the reigning world champion within the males’s 4x100m relay, defeating the highly effective U.S. group on their dwelling turf final July. The quartet of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake are desirous to defend their title in Budapest.
Right here’s is up to date Group Canada lineup:
| Athlete | Occasion | Hometown | Membership | Coach |
| Aaron BROWN | M200m / M4x100m | Toronto, ON | Star Athletics/Phoenix Athletics | Dennis Mitchell |
| Abdullahi HASSAN | M800m | Scarborough, ON | Phoenix Athletics | Michael Bryne |
| Adam KEENAN | M Hammer Throw | Victoria, BC | Athletics Victoria | Sheldan Gmitroski |
| Aiyanna Stiverne | W4x400m | Laval, QC | Dynamique de Laval | Ronald Morency |
| Alysha NEWMAN | W Pole Vault | Delaware, ON | Bolton Pole Vault | Doug Wooden |
| Andre DE GRASSE | M200m / M4x100m | Markham, ON | The Velocity Academy | John Coughlin |
| Anicka NEWELL | W Pole Vault | Saskatoon, SK | Undertaking Athletics | Brookelyn Dickson |
| Ben PREISNER | M Marathon | Milton, ON | Mile2Marathon | Richard Lee |
| Benjamin FLANAGAN | M5000m | Ann Arbor, MI | Very Good Monitor Membership | Ron Warhurst |
| Bismark Boateng | M4x100m | Toronto, ON | Unattached – ON | Charles Allen |
| Bolade Ajomale | M4x100m | Richmond Hill, ON | Flying Angels | Charles Allen |
| Brendon RODNEY | M100m / M200m / M4x100m | Brampton, ON | Sprintec | Maurice Wilson |
| Briana SCOTT | W5000m | Vancouver, BC | Mile2Marathon | Richard Lee |
| Brooke OVERHOLT | W400mH | St. Marys, ON | London Legion Monitor & Discipline Alliance | Justin Byron |
| Camryn ROGERS | W Hammer Throw | Richmond, BC | Kajaks TFC | Mo Saatara |
| Ceili MCCABE | W3000mSC | Vancouver, BC | West Virginia College | Sean Cleary |
| Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT | M1500m | Quebec, QC | Membership d’athlétisme de l’Université Laval | Felix-Antoine Lapointe |
| Damian WARNER | M Decathlon | London, ON | London Western Monitor and Discipline Membership | Gar Leyshon |
| Django LOVETT | M Excessive Soar | Toronto, ON | Unattached – ON | Jeff Huntoon |
| Duan Asemota | M4x100m | Ajax, ON | The Velocity Academy | Charles Allen |
| Erin TESCHUK | W5000m | Toronto, ON | New Stability/Group Ontario | Andrew Carlson |
| Ethan KATZBERG | M Hammer Throw | Nanaimo, BC | Kamloops Monitor & Discipline Membership | Dylan Armstrong |
| Evan DUNFEE | M20kmRW / M35kmRW | Richmond, BC | Race Stroll West | Gerry Dragomir |
| Grace Konrad | W400m / W4x400m | Edmonton, AB | Capital Metropolis Monitor Membership | Rob Fisher |
| Grace TENNANT | W Shot Put | Caistor Centre, ON | SISU Throws | Richard Parkinson |
| Jazz SHUKLA | W800m | Toronto, ON | Royal Metropolis Athletics Membership | Terry Radchenko |
| Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉS | M3000mSC | Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC | Membership d’athlétisme de l’Université Laval | Felix-Antoine Lapointe |
| Jerome Blake | M100m / M4x100m | Kelowna, BC | OAC | Dennis Mitchell |
| Jillian WEIR | W Hammer Throw | Kingston, ON | Unattached | Larry Steinke |
| Julie-Anne STAEHLI | W5000m | Lucknow, ON | Group New Stability Boston | Mark Coogan |
| Justin KENT | M Marathon | Burnaby, BC | Coastal Monitor Membership | Richard Lee |
| Kate CURRENT | W1500m | Coburg, ON | London Western Monitor and Discipline Membership | Man Schultz |
| Khamica BINGHAM | W100m | Brampton, ON | Brampton Monitor Membership | Damar Forbes |
| Kieran LUMB | M1500m | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Thunderbirds | Andy Powell |
| Kyra CONSTANTINE | W400m / W4x400m | Brampton, ON | Empire Athletics | Gary Evans |
| Lucia STAFFORD | W1500m | Toronto, ON | Royal Metropolis Athletics Membership | Terry Radchenko |
| Madeleine KELLY | W800m | Pembroke, ON | Royal Metropolis Athletics Membership | Terry Radchenko |
| Madeline Worth | W4x400m | Toronto, ON | Unattached | Mark Mueller |
| Malachi Murray | M4x100m | Edmonton, AB | Capital Metropolis Monitor Membership | Rob Fisher |
| Marco AROP | M800m | Edmonton, AB | Operating Room Athletics Membership | Ron Thompson |
| Mariam ABDUL-RASHID | W100mH | Oshawa, ON | The Velocity Academy | Anthony McCleary |
| Mark BUJNOWSKI | M Shot Put | Mount Brydges, ON | London Western Monitor and Discipline Membership | Sylvia Kontra |
| Micha Powell | W4x400m | Montreal, QC | Impartial | Bob Westman |
| Michelle HARRISON | W100mH | Saskatoon, SK | Saskatoon Monitor & Discipline Membership | Jason Reindl |
| Mohammed AHMED | M5000m / M10,000m | St.Catherines, ON | Nike Bowerman Monitor Membership | Jerry Schumacher |
| Natasha WODAK | W Marathon | Vancouver, BC | Prairie Inn Harriers | Trent Stellingwerff |
| Pierce LEPAGE | M Decathlon | Whitby, ON | Unattached – ON | Gregory Portnoy |
| Regan YEE | W3000mSC | Hazelton, BC | Beneath Armour | Stephen Haas |
| Rory LINKLETTER | M Marathon | Calgary, AB | Puma | Ryan Corridor |
| Rowan HAMILTON | M Hammer Throw | Chilliwack, BC | Kajaks Monitor & Discipline Membership | Garrett Collier |
| Sarah MITTON | W Shot Put | North York, ON | SISU Throws | Richard Parkinson |
| Sasha GOLLISH | W Marathon | Toronto, ON | Royal Metropolis Athletics Membership | Terry Radchenko |
| Savannah SUTHERLAND | W400mH | Borden, SK | College of Michigan | Steve Rajewsky |
| Simone PLOURDE | W1500m | Montreal, QC | Nike Union Athletics Membership | Kyle Kepler |
| Zoe Sherar | W4x400m | Toronto, ON | Royal Metropolis Athletics Membership | Jason Kerr |
The 2023 World Athletics Championships will happen on the Nationwide Athletics Centre Discipline in Budapest., from Aug 19-27.
