The Heartbeat

Coming up this week in Canada:

• International Track & Field in Victoria
• Softball Junior Women's World Championships in Brampton
• Judo Canadian Championships in Richmond
• Spruce Meadows Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Calgary
• Para-cyling Canadian Champioships in Bromont

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.

Victoria International Track & Field
July 5
Victoria, BC
More info
Competitors include: Olympians Justyn Warner, Tremaine Harris, Geoff Harris, Nate Brannen, Mike Mason, Dylan Armstrong, Justin Rodhe, Curtis Moss, Crystal Emmanuel, Jenna Martin, Melissa Bishop, Hilary Stellingwerff, Angela Whyte, Jessica Zelinka, Heather Steacy and Sultana Fritzell.

Softball Junior Women's World Championships
July 1-7
Brampton, ON
More info

Judo Canadian Championships
July 4-7
Richmond, BC
More info

Spruce Meadows Queen Elizabeth II Cup
July 6
Calgary, AB
More info
televised on CBC 4pm EST

Track Para-cycling Canadian Championships
July 6-7
Bromont, Québec
More info

Olympic Sports On Television

Team Canada Volleyball vs Japan
Saturday July 6 9:30am EST Sportsnet (7pm Sportsnet ONE)
Sunday July 7 9:30am EST Sportsnet (9:30pm Sportsnet ONE)
Tuesday July 9 6am, 8am and 8pm Sportsnet ONE

Canoe Slalom World Cup: La Seu D'Urgell, Spain
Saturday July 6 12pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Sunday July 7 3pm EST Sportsnet ONE
Monday July 8 2pm local Sportsnet

FIBA U19 World Basketball Championships 
Semi Final 1 - Saturday July 6 12pm Sportsnet 360 (previously The Score) (5pm SN ONE)
Semi Final 2 - Saturday July 6 2pm Sportsnet 360 (9:30pm SN ONE)
Bronze medal match - Sunday July 7 12pm Sportsnet 360
Gold medal match - Sunday July 7 2pm Sportsnet 360 (7pm SN ONE)
all games from 1/4 finals onward are streamed live at livebasketball.tv
Schedule and results

ITU Triathlon World Cup Edmonton (previously recorded)
Saturday July 6 1pm CBC
(this weekend's triathlon is streamed live, see below)

Championship Show Jumping: Spruce Meadows
Saturday July 6 4pm CBC

Gold Cup Soccer
Canada vs Martinique Sunday July 7 5:30pm Sportsnet World
Canada vs Mexico July 11 11pm Sportsnet World
Canada vs Panama July 14
More info

Livestreams and Other Events

Beach Volleyball World Championships
July 1-6
Stare Jablonki, Poland
More info
Competitors include Sarah Pavan/Heather Bansley, Jamie Broder/Kristina Valjas and Ben Saxton/Chaim Schalk

ITUTriathlon Kitzbuhel on CBC Sports website
Women: Saturday July 6 7am
Men: Saturday July 6 10:20am

Table Tennis US Open
July 3-6
More info
livestream

Diamond League Track & Field
July 4
Lausanne, SWI
More info
Competitors include Olympic medallist Derek Drouin, Olympians Dylan Armstrong and Sheila Reid as well as a 4x100m women's relay team.

World University Games (Summer Universiade)
July 6-17
Kazan, Russia
More info
livestream
Competitors include many Canadian Olympians.