Sneak preview: Calgary to host 2024 Royal Canadian Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships
May 02 2024 - 9:43AM
Join organizers for a sneak peek at the competition venue.
WHAT : A site visit at
the Calgary venue for the August 9-11, 2024 Championships. The
Local Organizing Committee (LOC) will be welcoming members of the
Legion’s national planning committee to tour the University of
Calgary Campus and Foothills Athletic Park where all the action
will happen. We invite you to join in the excitement! Tour the
facility, learn about track and field sporting events, meet the
organizing committee, and speak with the Legion’s Dominion Vice
President.
Come and run a few hundred meters on the wide-open
track!
Background: The Royal Canadian Legion’s AB and NWT Command and
the Calgary Track Council in collaboration with members of the LOC
are pleased to be hosting the 2024 games. The annual event
organized by the Legion and sanctioned by Athletics Canada, is the
only national championships for youth across Canada in the under 16
and under 18 categories. We expect to welcome over 900 competitors
to Calgary this summer.
WHEN : Friday, May 3, 2024
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm
WHERE :
Foothills Athletic Park, 2225 Crowchild Tr NW
WHO : Brian
Weaver, Chair of the Legion’s Dominion Command Sports Committee,
and immediate past president of the Legion’s Ontario Command
Representatives from the Local Organizing Committee
Representatives from the Calgary Track
Council
For more information about the upcoming competition:
2024 Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships
About The Royal Canadian Legion
Founded in 1925, the Legion is Canada’s largest Veteran support
and community service organization. We are a non-profit
organization with a national reach across Canada as well as
branches in the U.S. and Europe. With 250,000 members, many of whom
volunteer an extraordinary amount of time to their branches, our
strength is in our numbers.
The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command
The Command gives practical assistance to veterans who face
physical, psychological, and financial hardship caused by their
service. The Royal Canadian Legion Alberta-NWT Command leads the
community in Remembrance Day observance in Alberta and the
Northwest Territories. All year round, through fundraising, public
outreach, education, youth, and sporting events, we promote the
ideals of service to country, peacekeeping, and defense of
democracy.
Calgary Track Council
Founded in 1993, the Calgary Track Council is the umbrella
organization for track and field in Calgary. It is through the
council that clubs, athletes, coaches, and officials work together
to strengthen the sport in the city. The Calgary Track Council
lends its support with experience in hosting and community
engagement, creating lasting partnerships and strengthening the
legacy of Track and Field in Calgary.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Local Organizing Committee and facility tour media inquiries:
Victoria Morgan / 403-890-1558 / indibindi@mac.com
Royal Canadian Legion national media inquiries: Nujma Bond /
343-540-7604 / PublicRelations@Legion.ca
Royal Canadian Legion national meet coordinator: Steve Van Muyen
/ 613-591-3335 ext.224 / svanmuyen@legion.ca
Legion.caFacebook.com/CanadianLegionTwitter.com/RoyalCdnLegionInstagram.com/royalcanadianlegionyoutube.com/user/RCLDominionCommandLinkedin.com/company/royalcanadianlegion
Nujma Bond
The Royal Canadian Legion/ La Légion royale canadienne
3435407604
nbond@legion.ca