London to host 2027 & 2028 Olympic/World trials
Damian Warner, of Canada, celebrates after winning the Men's heptathlon at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
The road to Beijing and Los Angeles will run through London.
Athletics Canada has announced that the Forest City will host the 2027 Canadian Track & Field Trials and the 2028 Bell Track & Field Trials.
'Anytime you can bring the best athletes in the country to your backyard, it's exciting, and the Olympic Trials always offers that little extra something because athletes' dreams are on the line,' said London Western TFC Club Manager Scott MacDonald.
The event will run Aug. 9-15 and will serve as the Canadian team selection trials for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing that September.
In 2028, the Bell Track & Field Trials will run from June 14 to 18 and will help determine the athletes competing for Canada in Track & Field at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
'It's an incredible honour,' said Western University Sports & Recreation Director Christine Stapleton." From Olympic champion Damian Warner's training grounds to our U SPORTS national title-winning teams, our legacy in athletics runs deep, and we're proud to host Canada's finest as they chase Olympic and Paralympic dreams.'
Among the long list of elite athletes from London who have represented Canada on the world stage are Olympic champion Damian Warner, Olympic bronze medallist Alysha Newman, Pan American Games champion Jessica Zelinka, and Parapan American Games champion Kevin Strybosch.
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