Monday July 22nd, 2024 This is a subject that I hoped I would never have to touch upon but I suppose it cant’t be avoided. Racism in all its forms, is deplorable and yet we hear about in on nearly a daily basis. The impetus for the this blog came from leaked footage from a celebration on an Instagram feed from Argentinian and Chelsea footballer Enzo Fernandez after their Copa America victory. In the video, the players start a chant that took an ugly turn as song became racially offensive towards the France Football Team. In response, three of Fernandez’ teammates from the Chelsea Football Club ..read more

The next Pan-American Championships for our Quebec athletes would be the U20, held in Lima Peru from July 12th to the 14th. Quebec’s sole representative from the competition was Zaurbek Asgarov of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC who would be competing at 92 kg. Zaur would wrestle a tough completion, en-route to winning a Bronze Medal! Congratulations Zaur on your fine performance ..read more

The Spanish Grand Prix was held in Madrid Spain from July 5-7. A staple of the international scene, this tournament would be a bit of tune-up for both the World Championships as well as the Olympic Games. Quebec athletes were in attendance as Alex Moore (FS 86 kg), Laurence Beauregard (WW 59 kg) and Linda Morais (WW 68 kg) were joined by coach David Zilberman for the competition. The results from the tournament were the following: Alex Moore: 5th Photo property of UWW Laurence Beauregard: DNP Photo property of UWW Linda Morais: Silver Medal Photo property of UWW Congratulations to our Quebe ..read more

The U23 Pan-American Championships took place in Rionegro, Columbia from June 21-22. Quebec’s lone representative was Jolie Brisco of the Montreal Wrestling Club NTC who was competing at 62 kg. Jolie would begin her tournament in a Round Robin with a match against Adaugo Diana Nwachuku from the United States. Jolie would lose her match via Pin (4-6) and would face Alejandra Rodriguez Velasquez of Ecuador. Jolie would win the match by Pin (2-2)  would then face off against Karoline Stephanie Ortiz Rosado from Puerto Rico. Jolie would win this match via Pin (3-2), moving her on to the next ..read more

Wednesday June 12th 2024 It’s often been mentioned that the bonds formed by members of a high level athletic team are similar to those formed by a military unit. The shared experiences amongst the members allows a closeness that isn’t common amongst amongst some more common friend groups. This bond will often last throughout many years and shape the development of those young people, culminating with memories that will last a lifetime. The coming together of team is way more powerful when it’s united in a common goal This sentiment is not unique as some people like to put their time they spen ..read more

The U23 World Team Trials as well as the Trials for the Non-Olympic weights were held at the MNP Community and Sport Centre in Calgary Alberta on May 25th and 26th. Quebec would send representatives to the competition as CLIC, Concordia University, Montreal Wrestling Club NTC and Tritton Performance Wrestling Club would all be in attendance. Connor Church Despite this being an Olympic year, the competition field was extremely tough. All winners of the competition would qualify their spots to compete for Canada at the Pan Am Championships as well as the World Championships. Here are the athlet ..read more

In a rare convergence of events, the World Olympic Trials, representing the last chance for our Canadian athletes to qualify for the ultimate event of their wrestling careers, was held at the same time as the Eastern Canadian Championships, a showcase event for our younger athletes. Both tournaments took place from May 7th to the 9th. The World Olympic Qualifiers were held in Istanbul Türkiye while the Eastern Canadian Championships were held at the Kahnawake Sports Complex in Kahnawake, Quebec. Mat B is set for action in Türkiye! For the Olympic Qualifiers, Linda Morais (68 kg WW) and Stone ..read more

On Friday May 3rd, the annual Vanier College Athletic Banquet was held at the G1 Athletics Building. The banquet is used to showcase and recognize Vanier Teams in terms of athletic and academic accomplishments. Though not recognized as a college sport by the RSEQ, the team at Vanier is a part of the Alliance Sport-Études which is an endeavour to allow student-athletes at the High Performance level mix in their training with a modified school schedule after they have graduated from high school, in order to help them achieve their athletic dreams. Many graduates of the Sport-Études program have ..read more

Monday April 29th 2024 What makes a World Champion? What separates the good athletes from the great ones? How do World Champions become World Champions and what’s the process that they use to get there? That question isn’t easily answered. After all, if becoming a World Champion was so easy, it would be less special and we wouldn’t hold the accomplishment in such high-esteem. Furthermore, if we could so easily replicate the process to get there, then bottling it and marketing would become a lucrative business. In the end, becoming a World Champion is extremely difficult and as such, training a ..read more

The Festival des Patriotes was held on Saturday April 13th 2024 at École Secondaire PG Ostiguy. The annual tournament is a staple on the Quebec scene as it features a tournament primarily geared to younger athletes, with the highest age group being that of U17. Quebec Clubs were in attendance as Club de Lutte LaSalle, Kahnawake Survival School, Kanienkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk Wrestling Club/HSB, L.E.S. Crazy Dogs, Patriotes de St-Césaire, Riverdale Wrestling Club, Tritton Performance Wrestling Club competed against clubs from Ontario which included National Capital Wrestling, Rentew Amateur ..read more