Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Heartbeat

Photo credit: Suzanne Sewell

Coming up this week in Canada:
  • Canoe Kayak Sprint Jr and &23 World Championships in Welland
  • Canoe Kayak Whitewater Canadian Championships in Kananaskis, AB
  • Road Cycling in Rimouski
  • Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke
  • Archery Canadian Championships in Woodstock, NB
  • Shooting National Championships in Calgary
  • Open Water Swimming in Lac Magog
  • Rogers Cup Tennis in Montreal and Toronto
  • Short Track Speed Skating in Montreal
  • Team Canada Men's Basketball in Toronto
  • Mountain Bike in Mont-Sainte-Anne
Don’t forget to check the new SportCafé calendar (www.sportcafe.ca/events) for ongoing event information with links and updates.

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.

Canoe Kayak Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships
Aug 1-4
Welland, ON
More info (including list of Canadian competitors)
Event website
livestream

Canoe Kayak Whitewater Canadian Championships
August 1-5
Kananaskis, AB
More info
event website

Le Tour de la Relève Internationale de Rimouski
July 31-August 4
Rimouski, QC
Event website
Live stream of stage 3 Saturday 9am

Canada Summer Games
August 2-17
Sherbrooke, QC
Event website

Archery Canadian Championships
August 2-10
Richmond Corner, Woodstock, NB
Event website

Shooting Canadian National Pistol Championships
August 2-9
Calgary, AB
More info

FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix
August 3
Lac Magog, QC
More info

Rogers Cup Tennis
August 3-11
Women in Toronto
Men in Montreal
Event website
Competitors in Toronto include Canadians Eugenie Bouchard, Stephanie Dubois and Sharon Fichman.
Competitors in Montreal include Canadian Olympians Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil and Daniel Nestor as well as Canadian Filip Peliwo, the world's best junior male player in 2012 reaching all four Grand Slam junior finals and winning Wimbledon and US Open.

Short Track Speed Skating 
Olympic and World Cup Team Selection
August 7-18
Montreal, QC
More info

Canada Basketball
Team Canada vs Jamaica
August 8 and 10th
Mattamy Athletic Centre (previously Maple Leaf Gardens)
Toronto
More info

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup VI
August 8-11
Mont-Saint-Anne, QC
More info
televised on Spotsnet ONE 11am (women) 1:30pm (men) Aug 10

Olympic Sports On Television

Aquatic World Championships
Daily highlights 
Thursday August 1 8pm Sportsnet (11pm SN ONE, later West/Pacific)
Friday Aug 2 8pm Sportsnet Ontario (11pm SN ONE, later West/Pacific and 2pm Sat)
Saturday Aug 3 9:30pm Sportsnet ONE (repeat later on other SN and at noon on Sunday)
Sunday Aug 4 9pm EST Sportsnet (

Canoe Kayak Junior/U23 World Championships
(note midnight times - set PVR's on previous night)
Friday Aug 2 midnight Sportsnet ONE (repeat 11am Friday)
Saturday Aug 3 midnight Sportsnet ONE (repeat Sat. 11am)
Sunday Aug 4 3am Sportsnet ONE (repeat 8:30am)
Monday Aug 5 midnight Sportsnet ONE (repeat 10am)

Saskatoon Triathlon Chase
(previously recorded)
Saturday August 3 1:30pm EST TSN
repeat Monday August 5 2pm

Canada Summer Games
Friday Aug 2 7pm EST TSN2 Opening Ceremony  (repeat 11am Sat)
Saturday Aug 3 2:30pm TSN Women's Soccer BC vs NB (repeat on TSN2 8:30pm)
Sunday Aug 4 1pm TSN2 Men's Basketball - SK vs QC (repeat 6am Mon)
Monday Aug 5 11am TSN Men's Volleyball - ON vs AB (repeat 8:30pm TSN2)
Tuesday Aug 6 4pm TSN2 Men's Basketball - ON vs NS (repeat midnight)
Tuesday Aug 6 6pm TSN2 Men's Basketball - BC vs QC (repeat 2am)
Wednesday Aug 7 11am Women's Soccer - Semifinals (repeat midnight TSN2)
Thursday Aug 8 2pm TSN2 Women's Volleyball - Gold Medal Game (repeat 3am)
Thursday Aug 8 5pm TSN2 Men's Volleyball - Gold Medal Game (repeat 5am)
Friday Aug 9 8pm TSN2 Men's Basketball - Gold Medal Game

Rogers Cup Tennis
Starting Monday Aug 5 Men's and Women's
daily 11am and 6pm Sportsnet and Sportsnet ONE

Mountain Bike World Cup
from Mont-Sainte-Anne
Saturday Aug 10 11am on Sportsnet ONE (women)
Saturday Aug 10 1:30pm on Sportsnet ONE (men)

Canada Basketball
from Toronto
Thursday Aug 8 Canada vs Jamaica 7pm on Sportsnet 360 (previously The Score)
Saturday Aug 10 Canada vs Jamaica Game 2 7pm on Sportsnet 360

Livestreams and Other Events

Aquatic World Championships
July 20-August 4
Barcelona, Spain
Event website
livestream
Events include
Swimming (July 28-August 4)
Open Water (July 20-27)
Synchro (July 20-27)
Diving (July 20-27)
High Diving (July 29-31)
Men Water Polo (July 22-Aug 3)
Women Water Polo (July 21-Aug 2)

The World Games
July 25-August 4
Cali, Columbia
Event website
livestream
Multi-sports event meant for non Olympic sports or events under the patronage of the IOC.

FINA Swimming World Cup
August 7-8
Eindhoven, Netherlands
More info

Rowing World Junior Championships
August 7-11
Trakai, Lithuania
More info

UCI Junior Track World Championships
August 7-11
Glasgow, Great Britain
More info

Rugby Women's Nations Cup
July 30-August 10
Denver, USA
More info

Badminton World Championships
August 5-11
Guangzhou, China
More info
Canadians competing: Michelle Li, Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng.

Fencing World Championships
August 5-12
Budapest, Hungary
More info

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