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Olympic talent search coming to Lethbridge

RBC Training Ground is “Canada’s official Olympic talent search.” 

A free event will be held Mar. 15 at the University of Lethbridge’s athletics facilities at 9 a.m. 

At Training Ground’s qualifying events, athletes aged 14-25 compete in speed, strength, power and endurance testing in front of 15 National Sport Organization partners. 

The Top 100 athletes from qualifiers will advance to the National Final and up to 35 future Olympians will receive funding and resources to further develop in their sport, an increase in total funded athletes from previous years.   

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For details on how to register for Training Ground and for more information visit RBCTrainingGround.ca. 

Since its inception in 2016, Training Ground has helped 21 program alumni reach the Olympic Games, 12 of whom have brought home medals for Team Canada. Most recently, 16 program alumni were named to Team Canada for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.  

Stan Ashbee
Stan Ashbee
Stan Ashbee is a news reporter, entertainment journalist, singer, songwriter, guitarist, poet and dad. Stan has been with Vista Radio and My Lethbridge Now since January 2024. Prior to working in radio, Stan was a managing editor and journalist for several southern Alberta newspapers and online publications for over 15 years. He was also a mobile DJ/host for over 20 years.
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