Athletics Canada has introduced the addition of three athletes to the Canadian roster for subsequent week’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
Edmonton’s Dianna ProctorOttawa’s Eliezer Adjibi and Jacqueline minor (all beforehand named to Canada’s relay pool) will now additionally compete of their respective particular person occasions. For every of them, this marks a primary look at a senior world championship.
At simply 20, Proctor would be the youngest member of Canada’s staff. The reigning U Sports activities Rookie of the 12 months captured a collegiate indoor title within the girls’s 300m throughout her first 12 months on the College of Guelph. She is about to race the ladies’s 400m on Sept. 14, earlier than returning as a part of Canada’s 4x400m relay squad on Sept. 20.
Madogo, 25, made her Crew Canada debut on the Paris Olympics final 12 months, the place she superior to the semi-finals of the ladies’s 200m. She ran private bests in each the heats and repechage to earn her place within the semis, in the end ending seventh. Whereas her 2025 season has been slower to start out, Madogo has a historical past of performing her finest when the stakes are highest. She is going to open her world championship marketing campaign on Sept. 17.
Adjibi enters the championships as Canada’s second-fastest man over 100m this season, behind solely Jerome Blake. The 22-year-old clocked 10.02 seconds on the Bob Vigars Basic in late June, vaulting himself into the nationwide dash dialog and securing his spot on the staff. This shall be his first time contesting the 100m at a significant championship, after serving as a reserve on Canada’s 4x100m relay squad on the Paris Olympics. He’ll take the blocks on Day 1, Sept. 13.
With 59 athletes set to compete, Athletics Canada is sending its largest-ever staff to a world championship. The competitors runs from Sept. 13 to Sept. 21 at Tokyo’s Nationwide Stadium.
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