October 23, 2019
Mary Spencer inspires Indigenous youth to believe that nothing is impossible
WRITTEN BY BEV WAKE PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID JACKSON The word of the week is tacked to the classroom wall, the…
October 23, 2019
Spencer continues Starkman legacy of helping children in need
It wasn’t sports that connected Olympic boxer Mary Spencer and Toronto Star sports reporter Randy Starkman. It was the Boys…
October 14, 2019
Weekend roundup: Gymnast René Cournoyer has his ticket to Tokyo 2020
It was a busy weekend for Team Canada, with six top three finishes in swimming, a bronze medal in volleyball…
October 12, 2019
Boxing: Tammara Thibeault captures bronze medal at worlds
Tammara Thibeault will be leaving the 2019 Women’s World Championships with her very first worlds medal. Despite falling 4-1 to…
Boxing
Sabrina Aubin
Sabrina Aubin earned her way onto the national team six years ago after undergoing surgical reconstruction of her labrum, which led to people telling her she would never box again.
Boxing
Irène Fiolek
Irène Fiolek joined a boxing class at her local fitness centre at the age of 15 with some friends from school, discovering her passion for the sport
Boxing
Myriam Da Silva Rondeau
Myriam Da Silva Rondeau underwent two surgeries to her right hand in 2015 and 2016, but came back to win the national title in 2018 and finish a career-high top-eight at the world championships
Boxing
Tammara Thibeault
Tammara Thibeault took up boxing at age 9 because her father and brother were attending a class for fun
