London London area track and field athletes book tickets to Paris 2024 Olympics Alysha Newman of Delaware, Ont. holds a ticket to the Paris Olympic Games after winning the pole vault at the Bell Track and Field Championships in Montreal. (Source: Athletics Canada) Share Alysha Newman is headed to her third straight Olympic Games.
The Delaware, Ont. native won the women’s pole vault title and set a new Canadian Championships record at the Bell Track and Field Championships in Montreal Friday. The graduate of Mother Teresa S.
S. jumped 4.75 metres, earning automatic nomination for Paris, in concert with the Olympic standard she achieved earlier this year.
“I feel really excited to be where I’m at,” Newman told Athletics Canada. “Any sport you do, anytime you jump high and you go for records, it gives you confidence.” Newman has had her share of injuries during her career, which has now reached ten years.
That included a severe ankle sprain earlier this year at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, which kept her out of competition a month. “I know 4.75 metres won’t podium, but I want to go [to Paris],” said Newman.
“I want to have fun like I did tonight, and just showcase and entertain.” London, Ont. born Lucia Stafford celebrates after crossing the finish line in first place in the 1,500 metres at the Bell Track and Field Championships in Montreal.
(Source: Athletics Canada) London-born Lucia Stafford –who grew up in Toronto- is also headed to P.
