London chosen as host city for national track & field championships

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 25, 2025 7:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 25

London is going to play a pivotal relation arsenic the big metropolis of two competitions that decide which athletes volition correspond Canada connected the satellite signifier successful 2 large planetary sporting events.

Athletics Canada announced Wednesday that London will big the 2027 Canadian Track and Field Championships and the 2028 Bell Track and Field Trials, with the events being held astatine Western Alumni Stadium.

The determination to clasp the events successful London is the effect of a bid by Tourism London, on with the London Western Track and Field Club, Western University and metropolis hall.

The 2027 championships volition service arsenic a enactment process for Canada's squad for the 2027 World Athletics Championships successful Beijing, and the 2028 trials volition assistance determine who competes for Canada astatine the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

"Tasked with hosting our nationalist outdoor championships, London is an perfect prime to showcase our athletes connected their roadworthy to World Championships and Olympic and Paralympic Games," said Athletics Canada CEO Mathieu Gentès. "Track & Field has a long, decorated past successful the city."

London's way past includes heavy-hitters similar Alysha Newman, a bronze medalist in the 2024 Olympic rod vaulting competition, and Damian Warner, the 2020 Olympic champion successful decathlon.

The metropolis is well-versed successful hosting large sporting events that gully ample crowds. In 2024, the metropolis hosted the Canadian Cross Country Championships, and the Ontario Summer Games. In 2023, London hosted the Tim Horton's Brier, the nationalist men's curling championship.

According to Athletics Canada, the championships often bring adjacent to 2,000 athletes, coaches and officials together.

The 2027 Canadian Track and Field Championships volition tally from Aug. 9 to 15, and the 2028 Bell Track and Field Trials volition tally from June 14 to 18.