The Heartbeat

This week's edition of The Heartbeat includes the following events held in Canada:

• Team Canada Volleyball in Mississauga
• Show Jumping in Calgary
• Men's Rugby Canada in Kingston
• International Track & Field in Halifax and Toronto
• Table Tennis in Halifax

Sports events being televised or streamed include athletics, volleyball, show jumping and mountain biking.

If you are participating in or know of an event that could be featured in The Heartbeat, please contact me: suzanne[at]sportcafe[dot]ca or via Twitter @olympichearts.

The Heartbeat is updated throughout the weekend,

check back for updates and added live stream links.

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FIVB Volleyball World League
televised on Sportsnet (see sports on television for schedule)


Friday June 7 7pm Canada vs Portugal (Mississauga)
Saturday June 8 7pm Canada vs Portugal (Mississauga)
Friday June 14 7pm Canada vs South Korea (Mississauga)
Saturday June 15 7pm Canada vs South Korea (Mississauga)
More info
Tickets
Team Rosters

Spruce Meadows Championships Show Jumping
June 6-9
Calgary, AB
More info
Televised on CBC Saturday and Sunday (see below)
Competitors include 10 time Olympian (record for any athlete) and Olympic silver medallist Ian Millar as well as gold and silver medallist Eric Lamaze

Rugby Canada vs Tonga
Saturday June 8
Kingston, ON
More info
Televised on Sportsnet World 9pm

Aileen Meagher International Track Classic
Sunday June 9
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Tickets info
More info
livestream info
Competitors include Olympians Geoff Harris, Jenna Martin, Justin Warner, Gavin Smellie, Segun Makinde (alternate 4x100m relay), Tremaine Harris, Phylicia George, Crystal Emmanuel, Jessica Smith and Justin Rodhe

Toronto International Track & Field Games 
Tuesday June 11
Toronto, ON
Tickets
List of competitors
More info
livestream info
Competitors include those listed above for Halifax meet plus Olympians Derek Drouin (bronze), Mike Mason, Jessica Zelinka, Damian Warner, Massimo Bertocchi, Nate Brannen, Taylor Milne, Melissa Bishop, Sheila Reid, Nicole Sifuentes, Aaron Brown, Sarah Wells, Sultana Frizell, Heather Steacy and Melanie Blouin.

Click here for blog post with tips to make your Toronto International Track & Field Games experience even better.

Table Tennis Canadian Championships
June 11-14
Halifax, NS
More info

Olympic Sports On Television/Internet

Diamond League Athletics
Thursday June 6
Rome, Italy
More info
there are live feeds but I'm not sure of legality of them so will not share links.

FIVB Volleyball World League
Friday June 7 7pm EST Canada vs Portugal on Sportsnet ONE
Saturday June 8 Canada vs Portugal tape delayed on Sportsnet ONE @11:00pm EST
(Encore Sunday 10am EST on Sportsnet, noon Sportsnet ONE)
Friday June 14 7pm EST Canada vs South Korea on Sportsnet ONE
Saturday June 15 7pm EST Canada vs South Korea on Sportsnet ONE

Championship Show Jumping - Spruce Meadows Grand Prix
Saturday June 8 4pm on CBC and CBC Bold
Sunday June 9 3pm on CBC and CBC Bold
Sunday June 9 4:30pm on CBC Bold
all times are streaming on cbcsports.ca

Mountain Bike World Cup
Sunday June 9 11:30am Sportnet ONE

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Fort William, Scotland
Sunday June 9 9:45am EST
livestream

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
June 13-16
Italy
livestream starts Thursday June 13 11:52am EST
Competitors include Olympian Catharine Pendrel

Aileen Meagher International Track Classic
June 9
Halifax, Nova Scotia
List of competitors
More info
livestream info

Toronto International Track & Field Games 
June 11
Toronto, ON
List of competitors
More info
livestream info

Other Events (no live feed yet)

Judo European Open  (Women)
June 8-9
Lisbon, Portugal
More info

Judo European Open (Men)
June 8-9
Tallin, Estonia
More info

World Tour Beach Volleyball
June 11-16
Netherlands
More info

Synchronized Swimming Brazil Open
June 7-9
More info