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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
4-time Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden to oversee sport in PM Carney's new cabinet
Canadian kayak legend Adam van Koeverden, who recently was elected to a third term as a Member of Parliament, was named Secretary of State for Sport on Tuesday in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. A Toronto native who was raised in nearby Oakville, Ont., the 43-year-old van Koeverden was sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa along with 28 ministers and nine other secretaries of state. Van Koeverden was first elected to the House of Commons in 2019 and was re-elected for a second time on April 28 in the Burlington North-Milton West riding (formerly Milton) by 5,983 votes. Van Koeverden is a four-time medallist at the Summer Games in sprint kayak, winning gold and bronze at his first Olympics in Athens in 2004, and following up with silver medals at Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012. He ended his competitive career following the Rio Olympics in 2016. The 2022 Canada Sports Hall of Fame inductee also won two world championship titles and eight medals overall. Van Koeverden was twice Canada's flag-bearer — at the closing ceremony in Athens and the opening ceremony in Beijing. The federal sports portfolio has had a number of iterations over the years, often combined with other responsibilities. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had distinct sports ministers in his cabinets from 2015 to 2024, but Carney eliminated the role in his first cabinet named in March before the election. Van Koeverden and the other secretaries of state — a long-dormant designation Carney is reviving — will have a more junior role, with less inclusion in full cabinet responsibilities.
Boston Globe
13-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Jerome Drayton, 1976 Olympian and last Canadian man to win Boston Marathon, dies at 80
He won the 1973 Canadian championship before finishing third in Boston in 1974. Three years later — his fifth try in Boston — he pulled ahead when eventual four-time winner Bill Rodgers began to tire in the 77-degree heat and gave Canada its first victory in the race in three decades. His time was 2 hours and 14 minutes. Mr. Drayton finished second at the New York Marathon that fall. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Jerome remains the most recent Open Division Men's Champion from Canada, and set the stage for generations of world-class Canadian marathoners to follow in his footsteps,' Boston Athletic Association president Jack Fleming said. Advertisement Mr. Drayton, with a traditional laurel wreath and a wide smile after winning the Boston Marathon. Uncredited/Associated Press Mr. Drayton also set a world record on the track for the 10-mile run in 1970 in 46:37.6 and he finished sixth in the marathon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. The Canada Sports Hall of Fame, which inducted him in 1978, said that he held 12 national titles and set 13 records in his career. After retiring, he worked as a consultant with the Sports and Fitness Division of Ontario's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Recreation. 'He was a runner who cared not only about his own performance but the growth and development of the sport,' Fleming said. 'The feedback and interest he showed in the Boston Marathon undoubtedly helped shape the marathon in the late 70s and beyond.'
