Canadian athletes became safe sport activists in 2022
Canadians regained women’s Olympic hockey gold, returned to soccer’s men’s World Cup after a 36-year absence and hoisted the Davis Cup world tennis championship for the first time.
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Canadians regained women’s Olympic hockey gold, returned to soccer’s men’s World Cup after a 36-year absence and hoisted the Davis Cup world tennis championship for the first time.
In a groundswell of advocacy, athletes in bobsleigh and skeleton, boxing, gymnastics, rowing, soccer and figure skating among others waged wars this year against leaders in their sports, levelling allegations of toxicity and abuse.
A look at news events in May 2022:
OTTAWA - Soccer player Ciara McCormack and boxer Myriam Da Silva Rondeau will have the floor today in Ottawa.
The International Boxing Association is launching an investigation into Boxing Canada after athletes' claims of widespread abuse.