A way-too-early Group Canada Olympic observe prediction

We’re simply 10 days away from the tip of the 2024 Olympic qualification window; the deadline for Athletics Canada to appoint the group of athletes who will signify the nation on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games is June 30. With the deadlines for the marathon, 10,000m, and race stroll occasions having already handed, lots of of Olympic observe and area hopefuls will compete in Montreal subsequent week on the 2024 Bell Canadian Olympic Trials for an opportunity to punch their tickets to Paris.

Athletes can qualify for the Olympic Video games in two methods: by hitting the Olympic customary set by World Athletics (WA) or by the WA rankings/level system. Assembly the usual doesn’t assure a spot; athletes nonetheless have to carry out effectively at trials. The rankings system rewards athletes with bonus factors for successful nationwide championships, so a robust efficiency at trials can enhance an athlete’s Olympic possibilities.

Presently, eight Canadian males and 6 ladies have met the Olympic customary of their respective occasions forward of the trials. With all components thought of, right here’s an early prediction for Group Canada on the observe in every occasion. 

(* denotes athletes who’ve achieved the Olympic customary of their occasion)

100m

Males: Brendon Rodney* (Etobicoke, Ont.), Andre De Grasse* (Markham, Ont.), Duan Asemota (Toronto)

Girls: Audrey Leduc* (Gatineau, Que.), Khamica Bingham Forbes (Toronto)

Dash hurdles

Males (110mH): Craig Thorne (Quispamsis, N.B.)

Girls (100mH): Mariam Abdul-Rashid* (Oshawa, Ont.), Michelle Harrison (Saskatoon, Sask.)

200m

Males: Andre De Grasse* (Markham, Ont.), Aaron Brown* (Scarborough, Ont.), Brendon Rodney* (Etobicoke, Ont.)

Girls: Audrey Leduc* (Gatineau, Que.), Jacqueline Madogo (Ottawa)

400m

Males: Christopher Morales Williams* (Vaughan, Ont.)

Girls: Lauren Gale* (Ottawa), Zoe Sherar* (Toronto), Kyra Constantine (Toronto)

400m hurdles

Males: no athletes

Girls: Savannah Sutherland* (Borden, Sask.), Brooke Overholt (St. Mary’s, Ont.)

800m

Males: Marco Arop* (Edmonton), Abdullahi Hassan (Scarborough, Ont.)

Girls: Jazz Shukla (Toronto), Aurora Rynda (Toronto)

1,500m

Males: Charles Philibert-Thiboutot* (Quebec Metropolis), Kieran Lumb (Vancouver), 

Girls: Lucia Stafford* (Toronto), Simone Plourde (Montreal)

3,000m steeplechase

Males: Jean-Simon Desgagnés (Quebec Metropolis)

Girls: Ceili McCabe* (Vancouver), Regan Yee (South Hazelton, B.C.)

5,000m

Males: Moh Ahmed* (St. Catharines, Ont.), Ben Flanagan* (Kitchener, Ont.), Thomas Fafard (Repentigny, Que.)

Girls: Briana Scott (Vancouver), Gracelyn Larkin (Rosseau, Ont.), Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (Toronto)

10,000m

(already introduced)

Males: Moh Ahmed* (St. Catharines, Ont.)

Girls: no athletes

Race walks

(already introduced)

Males: Evan Dunfee* (Richmond, B.C.)

Girls: Olivia Lundman* (Lantzville, B.C.)

Marathon

(already introduced)

Males: Cam Levins* (Black Creek, B.C.), Rory Linkletter* (Calgary)

Girls: Malindi Elmore* (Kelowna, B.C.)

Multi occasions

Decathlon: Damian Warner* (London, Ont.), Pierce LePage* (Whitby, Ont.)

Heptathlon: no athletes

In the event you’d like to seek out out extra about Olympic choice and the way shut Canadian athletes are to qualifying for Paris 2024, you are able to do so through World Athletics’ Highway to Paris 24 information.