The StartingBlock

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Before every race, every jump, every throw, there's a story that is waiting to be told

Jonathan Yue

Feb 1
10 min

“It has changed forever,” Canadian track and field programs adapt to new forms of athlete evaluation

The theme of adapting has been dominant over the last year, and with what would have been a time when indoor track and field would have...

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Jonathan Yue

Jan 24
4 min

Anicka Newell kicks off 2021 hungry for more pole vault success

When Canadian pole vaulter Anicka Newell stepped into the Expo Dome in Belton, Texas, for the annual Expo Explosion pole vault...

Jonathan Yue

Nov 26, 2020
5 min

In conversation with rising runner Abbey Yuhasz; on recruitment, Canada experience and next steps

Canada’s rising distance star, Abbey Yuhasz shares her recruitment experience and how the pandemic changes the recruitment process for...

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Jonathan Yue

Mar 7, 2019
3 min

Varsity Blues decathlete Peter Collier letting his results speak for themselves

He wasn’t even scheduled to compete that weekend due to a season-ending hamstring injury, yet he was on the bus for the five-hour drive...

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