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Jurisdiction	National
Founded	1884; 140 years ago
Affiliation	World Athletics
Regional affiliation	NACAC
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Chairman	Helen Manning
CEO	Mathieu Gentès
Sponsor	Sport Canada
Official website
	www.athletics.ca

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Athletics Canada or AC (French: Athlétisme Canada) is the national governing body for athletics in Canada, which includes track and field, cross-country running, road running, and race walking.^[1] Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Athletics Canada is a non-profit organization. The organization is led by an elected board of directors, with a head chair, currently Helen Manning.

Athletics Canada is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level – providing the rules, officials, coaching education, sports science and athlete development, youth programs, masters (age 40+) competition, and an annual meeting. It also organizes annual Outdoor Track and Field Championships and Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Athletics Canada is a member of WA, IOC, IPC, EAA, NACAC, JDFL, CP-ISRA, CGF, ISBA, FISU and WADA.^[2]

History

The sport governing body for track and field in Canada, which is now called Athletics Canada, was established in 1884. It is one of the oldest affiliated bodies with World Athletics (formerly the IAAF). Only the association of Great Britain (1880) has been in existence for a longer period of time. New Zealand followed in 1887 and the United States in 1888.

Following preliminary meetings on April 11, 1884, where the athletics associations of Quebec and Ontario sent some 50 representatives to meet at the Toronto Fencing Club, the principal business was to ratify a constitution for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Athletics Association, the forerunner of Athletics Canada. Founding fathers of the organization included W.C. Maltby, John Massey, and C.W. Martin.^[3]

The first Canadian Track and Field Championships were held in Montreal at the Montreal Lacrosse Groundson September 27 of that year, and 20 years later, Étienne Desmarteau would win the first Olympic gold medal for Canada. George Orton, a Canadian, had won an Olympic gold in 1900, but he was competing at these second Games in Paris on an invitation from the United States.

From 1909 until the fall of 1967, the organization was known as the Canadian Track and Field Association (CTFA). However, it operated under the umbrella of the AAU of C (Amateur Athletic Union of Canada). In 1968, the IAAF (now WA) officially recognized the CTFA as an autonomous group and not part of the AAU of C. The AAU of C subsequently dissolved itself in the early 1970s as all national federations in the different sports went their own ways.

On June 17, 1990, at the annual general meeting of the CTFA, a motion was adopted to change the name to Athletics Canada. The Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs of the Government of Canada accepted this name change officially on April 12, 1991.

Over the past two decades, Athletics Canada has welcomed under its umbrella the high performance athletes for four disability groups: wheelchair athletes joined the association in 1997 with blind, cerebral palsy, amputee athletes following in 2002.

Inclusion of these disability groups was a natural step given that the focus of the association broadened to include the delivery of similar services to all track and field high performance athletes. In the current structure, provincial disability organizations report to their respective national associations - the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, the Canadian Blind Sports Association, and the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association - while Athletics Canada works directly with the national offices of each disability group.^[4]

In 2009 Gordon Orlikow was named Chairman of the Board of Athletics Canada.^[5]^[6] He held the position until 2017, and led the Canadian delegation at the 2017 IAAF World Championships & Congress.^[7]

Organization

Athletics Canada (119472975rr0001) was registered with the Canadian Revenue Agency as a Canadian amateur athletic association (RCAAA); therefore, they can issue official donation receipts and are eligible to receive gifts from registered charities since March 29, 1972.^[8]

Provincial governing bodies

Currently there is a branch for all provinces and territories in Canada except for Nunavut.^[9]

Province	Federation	Website Link
British Columbia	British Columbia Athletics Association	http://www.bcathletics.org
Alberta	Athletics Alberta	http://www.athleticsalberta.com
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Athletics Association	http://www.saskathletics.ca/
Manitoba	Athletics Manitoba	http://www.athleticsmanitoba.com
Ontario	Athletics Ontario	http://www.athleticsontario.ca
Quebec	Quebec Athletics Federation (Fédération Québécoise d'Athlétisme)	https://www.athletisme-quebec.ca/
New Brunswick	Athletics New Brunswick	http://www.anb.ca
Nova Scotia	Athletics Nova Scotia	http://www.athleticsnovascotia.ca
Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island Athletics Association	http://www.athleticspei.ca/
Newfoundland and Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association	http://www.nlaa.ca
Yukon	Athletics Yukon	http://www.athleticsyukon.ca
Northwest Territories	Sport North Federation	https://sportnorth.com/

Athletics Canada Championships

Canadian Track and Field Championships
Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships
Canadian Cross Country Championships
Canadian Half Marathon Championships
Canadian Marathon Championships
Canadian 5Km Road Race Championships
Canadian 10Km Road Race Championships
AC Indoor Open
Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships

University of Guelph abuse scandal

On February 8, 2020, Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail published a story on the alleged sexual abuse by national coach Dave Scott-Thomas, he was also employed at the University of Guelph as the head of the track and field program^[10] and operator of a now-defunct track club, Speed River.^[11] The victim of Scott-Thomas's abuse was running prodigy Megan Brown, who was in high school and later a student-athlete at the university at the time of the abuse.^[12]

The University of Guelph fired Scott-Thomas as its track and field head coach in December 2019.^[13]

Athletics Canada issued a statement regarding the story on the day it was published.^[14]

The Athletics Canada Athlete Council, a group of elected athletes which represent athletes who compete in the sport, released a statement two days later, condemning the organizations' lack of action.^[15]

References

^ Mission and Values Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ International Organizations Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Radcliffe, Ted; McNulty, Bill (1992). "CANADIAN ATHLETICS 1839-1992". Athletics Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ Athletics Canada History Archived May 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Athletics Canada Chairperson". Athletics Magazine. August 5, 2009.
^ Ewing, Lori (June 13, 2013). "Canada's Dylan Armstrong close to shot put bronze from 2008 Games after athlete ban". The Globe and Mail.
^ "Gordon Orlikow to step down as Chair". Athletics Canada. June 8, 2017.
^ Canadian Revenue Agency
^ Provincial Athletics Associations Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Carty, Matt. "University of Guelph alleges fired track coach Dave Scott-Thomas 'lied repeatedly'". Global News. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Running, Canadian. "Megan Brown shares her story about what happened at Guelph". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Doyle, Michael. "She was a running prodigy. He was the most powerful man in track. How her promising career unravelled". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Erwing, Lori. "University of Guelph says track coach Dave Scott-Thomas should have been fired in 2006". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Canada, Athletics. "Athletics Canada statement regarding Dave Scott-Thomas Globe and Mail article". Athletics Canada - Website. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ Athlete Council, Athletics Canada. "Athletics Canada Athlete Council - Statement". Twitter. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

External links

Official website

[1] Mission and Values Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] International Organizations Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Radcliffe, Ted; McNulty, Bill (1992). "CANADIAN ATHLETICS 1839-1992". Athletics Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[4] Athletics Canada History Archived May 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[autox-5] "Athletics Canada Chairperson". Athletics Magazine. August 5, 2009.

[6] Ewing, Lori (June 13, 2013). "Canada's Dylan Armstrong close to shot put bronze from 2008 Games after athlete ban". The Globe and Mail.

[7] "Gordon Orlikow to step down as Chair". Athletics Canada. June 8, 2017.

[8] Canadian Revenue Agency

[9] Provincial Athletics Associations Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[10] Carty, Matt. "University of Guelph alleges fired track coach Dave Scott-Thomas 'lied repeatedly'". Global News. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[11] Running, Canadian. "Megan Brown shares her story about what happened at Guelph". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[12] Doyle, Michael. "She was a running prodigy. He was the most powerful man in track. How her promising career unravelled". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[13] Erwing, Lori. "University of Guelph says track coach Dave Scott-Thomas should have been fired in 2006". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[14] Canada, Athletics. "Athletics Canada statement regarding Dave Scott-Thomas Globe and Mail article". Athletics Canada - Website. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[15] Athlete Council, Athletics Canada. "Athletics Canada Athlete Council - Statement". Twitter. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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-'''Athletics Canada''' or '''AC''' ({{lang-fr|Athlétisme Canada}}) is the national [[sport governing body|governing body]] of [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] in [[Canada]], which includes [[track and field]], [[cross-country running]], [[road running]], and [[race walking]]. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics. The association believes in physical health and fitness, individual excellence and personal growth, individual development beyond sport, as well as inclusiveness and integrity. Track and field is a sport for people of all ages and abilities.<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=9 Mission and Values]</ref>
+'''Athletics Canada''' or '''AC''' ({{langx|fr|Athlétisme Canada}}) is the national [[sport governing body|governing body]] for [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] in [[Canada]], which includes [[track and field]], [[cross-country running]], [[road running]], and [[race walking]].<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=9 Mission and Values] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930211137/http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=9 |date=September 30, 2012 }}</ref> Based in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Athletics Canada is a non-profit organization. The organization is led by an elected board of directors, with a head chair, currently Helen Manning.
-Athletics Canada is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level – providing the rules, officials, coaching education, [[sports science]] and athlete development, youth programs, [[Masters athletics|masters]] (age 40+) competition, and an annual meeting. It also organizes the annual Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Indoor Track and Field Championships.
+Athletics Canada is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level – providing the rules, officials, coaching education, [[sports science]] and athlete development, youth programs, [[Masters athletics|masters]] (age 40+) competition, and an annual meeting. It also organizes annual Outdoor Track and Field Championships and Indoor Track and Field Championships.
-Athletics Canada is a member of the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]], [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]], [[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]], EAA,  NACAC, JDFL, CP-ISRA, CGF, ISBA, [[International University Sports Federation|FISU]] and [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]].<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=58#int International Organizations]</ref>
+Athletics Canada is a member of [[World Athletics|WA]], [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]], [[International Paralympic Committee|IPC]], EAA,  NACAC, JDFL, CP-ISRA, CGF, ISBA, [[International University Sports Federation|FISU]] and [[World Anti-Doping Agency|WADA]].<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=58#int International Organizations] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930211201/http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=58#int |date=September 30, 2012 }}</ref>
-Based in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Athletics Canada is a non-profit organization. The organization is led by an elected board of directors, with a head chairman, currently Gordon Orlikow.<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=88 Athletics Canada Board of Directors]</ref>
 ==History==
-The sport governing body for track and field in Canada, which is now called Athletics Canada, was established in 1884. It is one of the oldest affiliated bodies with the International Association of Athletics Federations (I.A.A.F.). Only the association of [[UK Athletics|Great Britain]] (1880) has been in existence for a longer period of time. [[Athletics New Zealand|New Zealand]] followed in 1887 and the [[USA Track & Field|U.S.A.]] in 1888.
+The sport governing body for track and field in Canada, which is now called Athletics Canada, was established in 1884. It is one of the oldest affiliated bodies with [[World Athletics]] (formerly the IAAF). Only the association of [[UK Athletics|Great Britain]] (1880) has been in existence for a longer period of time. [[Athletics New Zealand|New Zealand]] followed in 1887 and the [[USA Track & Field|United States]] in 1888.
-Following preliminary meetings on April 11, 1884, where the athletics associations of [[Quebec]] and [[Ontario]] sent some 50 representatives to meet at the Toronto Fencing Club, the principal business was to ratify a constitution for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Athletics Association, the forerunner of Athletics Canada.
+Following preliminary meetings on April 11, 1884, where the athletics associations of [[Quebec]] and [[Ontario]] sent some 50 representatives to meet at the Toronto Fencing Club, the principal business was to ratify a constitution for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Athletics Association, the forerunner of Athletics Canada. Founding fathers of the organization included W.C. Maltby, John Massey, and C.W. Martin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radcliffe |first=Ted |last2=McNulty |first2=Bill |date=1992 |title=CANADIAN ATHLETICS 1839-1992 |url=https://athleticsontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/20 |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Athletics Ontario}}</ref>
+The first [[Canadian Track and Field Championships]] were held in [[Montreal]] at the Montreal Lacrosse Groundson September 27 of that year, and 20 years later, [[Étienne Desmarteau]] would win the first Olympic gold medal for Canada. [[George Orton]], a Canadian, had won an Olympic gold in 1900, but he was competing at these second Games in [[Paris]] on an invitation from the [[United States]].
-A mere seventeen years had passed since [[Sir John A. MacDonald]] and the Fathers of Confederation had established the political entity of the Dominion of Canada, but these athletics planners already had a considerable tradition upon which to draw.
+From 1909 until the fall of 1967, the organization was known as the Canadian Track and Field Association (CTFA). However, it operated under the umbrella of the AAU of C (Amateur Athletic Union of Canada). In 1968, the IAAF (now WA) officially recognized the CTFA as an autonomous group and not part of the AAU of C. The AAU of C subsequently dissolved itself in the early 1970s as all national federations in the different sports went their own ways.
-The [[Canadian Track and Field Championships]] were held in [[Montreal]] on September 27 of that year, and 20 years later, [[Étienne Desmarteau]] would win the first Olympic gold medal for Canada. [[George Orton]], a Canadian, had won an Olympic gold in 1900, but he was competing at these second Games in [[Paris]] on an invitation from the [[United States]].
+On June 17, 1990, at the annual general meeting of the CTFA, a motion was adopted to change the name to Athletics Canada. The Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs of the Government of Canada accepted this name change officially on April 12, 1991.
-From 1909 until the fall of 1967, the organization was known as the Canadian Track and Field Association (C.T.F.A.). However, it operated under the umbrella of the A.A.U. of C. (Amateur Athletic Union of Canada). In 1968, the IAAF officially recognized the C.T.F.A as an autonomous group and not part of the A.A.U. of C. The A.A.U. of C subsequently dissolved itself in the early 1970`s as all national federations in the different sports went their own ways.
+Over the past two decades, Athletics Canada has welcomed under its umbrella the high performance athletes for four disability groups: wheelchair athletes joined the association in 1997 with blind, cerebral palsy, amputee athletes following in 2002.
-On June 17, 1990, at the annual general meeting of the C.T.F.A., a motion was adopted to change the name to Athletics Canada. The Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs of the Government of Canada accepted this name change officially on April 12, 1991.
+Inclusion of these disability groups was a natural step given that the focus of the association broadened to include the delivery of similar services to all track and field high performance athletes. In the current structure, provincial disability organizations report to their respective national associations - the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, the Canadian Blind Sports Association, and the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association - while Athletics Canada works directly with the national offices of each disability group.<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=44 Athletics Canada History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523061503/http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=44 |date=May 23, 2012 }}</ref>
-Over the past decade, Athletics Canada has welcomed under its umbrella the high performance athletes for four disability groups: wheelchair athletes joined the association in 1997 with blind, cerebral palsy, amputee athletes following in 2002.
+In 2009 [[Gordon Orlikow]] was named Chairman of the Board of Athletics Canada.<ref name="autox">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/larryeder1958/docs/2009_may_june|title=Athletics Canada Chairperson|website=Athletics Magazine|date=August 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/canadas-dylan-armstrong-close-to-shot-put-bronze-from-2008-games-after-athlete-ban/article12522670/|title=Canada's Dylan Armstrong close to shot put bronze from 2008 Games after athlete ban|first=Lori|last=Ewing|date=June 13, 2013|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> He held the position until 2017, and led the Canadian delegation at the 2017 [[IAAF World Championships]] & Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.ca/gordon-orlikow-step-chair/|title=Gordon Orlikow to step down as Chair|date=June 8, 2017|website=Athletics Canada}}</ref>
-Inclusion of these disability groups was a natural step given that the focus of the association broadened to include the delivery of similar services to all track and field high performance athletes. In the current structure, provincial disability organizations report to their respective national associations - the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, the Canadian Blind Sports Association, and the Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association - while Athletics Canada works directly with the national offices of each disability group. <ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=44 Athletics Canada History]</ref>
-==Athletics Canada Championships==
-*[[Canadian Track and Field Championships]]
-*[[Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships]]
-*[[Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships]]
-*[[AC Indoor Open]]
-*[[Canadian Marathon Championships]]
-*[[Canadian Half Marathon Championships]]
-*[[Canadian 10Km Championships]]
-*[[Canadian 5Km Championships]]
-*[[Canadian Cross Country Championships]]
 ==Organization==
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 ==Provincial governing bodies==
-Currently there is a branch for all provinces and territories in Canada except for [[Nunavut]].<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=14 Provincial Athletics Associations]</ref>
+Currently there is a branch for all provinces and territories in Canada except for [[Nunavut]].<ref>[http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=14 Provincial Athletics Associations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930211715/http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=14|date=September 30, 2012}}</ref>
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 ! Province !! Federation !! Website Link
 |-
-| {{Flag|British Columbia}} || [[British Columbia Athletics Association]] || http://www.bcathletics.org
+| {{Flag|British Columbia}}|| [[British Columbia Athletics Association]] || http://www.bcathletics.org
 |-
-| {{Flag|Alberta}} || [[Athletics Alberta]] || http://www.athleticsalberta.com
+| {{Flag|Alberta}}|| [[Athletics Alberta]] || http://www.athleticsalberta.com
 |-
-| {{Flag|Saskatchewan}} || [[Saskatchewan Athletics Association]] || http://www.saskathletics.ca/
+| {{Flag|Saskatchewan}}|| [[Saskatchewan Athletics Association]] || http://www.saskathletics.ca/
 |-
-| {{Flag|Manitoba}} || [[Athletics Manitoba]] || http://www.athleticsmanitoba.com
+| {{Flag|Manitoba}}|| [[Athletics Manitoba]] || http://www.athleticsmanitoba.com
 |-
-| {{Flag|Ontario}} || [[Athletics Ontario]] || http://www.athleticsontario.ca
+| {{Flag|Ontario}}|| [[Athletics Ontario]] || http://www.athleticsontario.ca
 |-
-| {{Flag|Quebec}} ||  Quebec Athletics Federation ''([[Fédération Québécoise d'Athlétisme]])'' || http://www.athletisme.qc.ca
+| {{Flag|Quebec}}||  Quebec Athletics Federation ''([[Fédération Québécoise d'Athlétisme]])'' || https://www.athletisme-quebec.ca/
 |-
-| {{Flag|New Brunswick}} || [[Athletics New Brunswick]] || http://www.anb.ca
+| {{Flag|New Brunswick}}|| [[Athletics New Brunswick]] || http://www.anb.ca
 |-
-| {{Flag|Nova Scotia}} || [[Athletics Nova Scotia]] || http://www.athleticsnovascotia.ca
+| {{Flag|Nova Scotia}}|| [[Athletics Nova Scotia]] || http://www.athleticsnovascotia.ca
 |-
-| {{Flag|Prince Edward Island}} || [[Prince Edward Island Athletics Association]] || http://www.athleticspei.ca/
+| {{Flag|Prince Edward Island}}|| [[Prince Edward Island Athletics Association]] || http://www.athleticspei.ca/
 |-
-| {{Flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}} || [[Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association]] || http://www.nlaa.ca
+| {{Flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}}|| [[Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association]] || http://www.nlaa.ca
 |-
-| {{Flag|Yukon}} || [[Athletics Yukon]] || http://www.athleticsyukon.ca
+| {{Flag|Yukon}}|| [[Athletics Yukon]] || http://www.athleticsyukon.ca
 |-
-| {{Flag|Northwest Territories}} || [[Sport North Federation]] || http://www.sportnorth.com/Content/Home.asp
+| {{Flag|Northwest Territories}}|| [[Sport North Federation]] || https://sportnorth.com/
 |}
+==Athletics Canada Championships==
+*[[Canadian Track and Field Championships]]
+*Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships
+*[[Canadian Cross Country Championships]]
+*[[Canadian Half Marathon Championships]]
+*[[Canadian Marathon Championships]]
+*[[Canadian 5Km Road Race Championships]]
+*[[Canadian 10Km Road Race Championships]]
+*[[AC Indoor Open]]
+*[[Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships]]
+==University of Guelph abuse scandal==
+On February 8, 2020, Canadian news outlet [[The Globe and Mail]] published a story on the alleged sexual abuse by national coach Dave Scott-Thomas, he was also employed at the [[University of Guelph]] as the head of the track and field program<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carty |first1=Matt |title=University of Guelph alleges fired track coach Dave Scott-Thomas 'lied repeatedly' |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6388717/dave-scott-thomas-university-of-guelph/ |website=Global News |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> and operator of a now-defunct track club, Speed River.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Running |first1=Canadian |title=Megan Brown shares her story about what happened at Guelph |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/megan-brown-shares-her-story-about-what-happened-at-guelph/ |website=Canadian Running Magazine |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref> The victim of Scott-Thomas's abuse was running prodigy Megan Brown, who was in high school and later a student-athlete at the university at the time of the abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doyle |first1=Michael |title=She was a running prodigy. He was the most powerful man in track. How her promising career unravelled |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-athlete-breaks-silence-about-sexual-misconduct-of-university-of-guelph/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
+The University of Guelph fired Scott-Thomas as its track and field head coach in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Erwing |first1=Lori |title=University of Guelph says track coach Dave Scott-Thomas should have been fired in 2006 |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-university-of-guelph-says-track-coach-dave-scott-thomas-should-have/ |website=The Globe and Mail |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
+Athletics Canada issued a statement regarding the story on the day it was published.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canada |first1=Athletics |title=Athletics Canada statement regarding Dave Scott-Thomas Globe and Mail article |url=https://athletics.ca/athletics-canada-statement-regarding-dave-scott-thomas-globe-and-mail-article/ |website=Athletics Canada - Website |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
+The Athletics Canada Athlete Council, a group of elected athletes which represent athletes who compete in the sport, released a statement two days later, condemning the organizations' lack of action.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Athlete Council |first1=Athletics Canada |title=Athletics Canada Athlete Council - Statement |url=https://twitter.com/Chuck_PT/status/1226885224207962112 |website=Twitter |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Sports|Canada}}
 *[[Sports in Canada]]
 *[[Canadian records in track and field]]
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-{{Commons}}
 ==External links==
+* {{Official website|http://www.athletics.ca/}}
-{{Portal|Sport in Canada}}
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/ Athletics Canada Official Website]
-* [http://www.facebook.com/Canadatrackandfield?ref=ts&fref=ts Athletics Canada Official Facebook]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=44 History of Athletics Canada]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/pr2.asp?year_type=2012 Athletics Canada Rankings]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=126 Policies, Rules, and By-Laws]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/clubfinder.asp Athletics Club Finder]
-* [http://www.road.athletics.ca/index.php Canadian Road Championships]
-* [http://www.xcountry.athletics.ca/?lang=en Canadian Cross Country Championships]
-* [http://www.moncton2013.ca/?lang=en Canadian Track & Field Championships]
-* [http://www.juniors.athletics.ca/?lang=en Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships]
-* [http://www.youth.athletics.ca/?lang=en Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships]
-* [http://www.nationaltrackleague.ca/ National Track League]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=66 Canadian Athletics Records]
-* [http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=143 AC Issued Newsletters, The Gold Standard]
+{{National members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
-{{AthleticsNC}}
-{{National Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations}}
 {{Sports governing bodies of Canada}}
-{{Sport in Canada}}
+{{Sports in Canada}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:National members of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|Canada]]
 [[Category:Sports governing bodies in Canada]]
-[[Category:Track and field in Canada]]
+[[Category:Athletics (track and field) in Canada]]
 [[Category:Organizations based in Ottawa]]
-[[Category:Organizations established in 1884]]
+[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1884]]
 [[Category:National governing bodies for athletics]]

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Summer Olympic sports	Archery Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchro Water polo Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Soccer Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Indoor Beach Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Figure skating Speed skating Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross country Nordic combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC-recognized sports	American football Auto racing Bandy Baseball Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Lacrosse Motorcycle racing Orienteering Roller sports Rugby union Squash
Paralympic sports	Wheelchair sports
Other sports	Australian rules football Canadian football Fullbore target rifle Gaelic games Racquets Pickleball Ringette Rugby league Quidditch Ultimate
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v t e Sports in Canada
Main articles	Sports in Canada Professional sports in Canada Baseball in Canada Basketball in Canada Boxing in Canada Canadian football Chess in Canada Cricket in Canada Cycling in Canada Ice hockey in Canada Judo in Canada Lacrosse in Canada Mixed martial arts in Canada Pickleball in Canada Quidditch in Canada Rugby league in Canada Rugby union in Canada Shooting sports in Canada Soccer in Canada Surfing in Canada Volleyball in Canada Canada Games
Significant figures	Members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Members of Canada's Olympic Hall of Fame Recipients of the Northern Star Award Team of the Year Athletes of the 20th century Bobbie Rosenfeld Award (female) Velma Springstead Trophy (female) Lionel Conacher Award (male) Tip O'Neill Award (baseball)
Canada at international competitions	Olympics Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Paralympics Commonwealth Games Pan Am Games Special Olympics
Summer Olympics stats	1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter Olympics stats	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Paralympics stats (host nation)	1976 2010
Commonwealth Games stats	1930 1950 1962 1982 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
National sports teams	Australian football Bandy men women Badminton Baseball Basketball (men - women) Cricket (men – women) Field hockey (men – women) Floorball (men - men's U-19 - women) Football Ice hockey (men – men's U-20 – women women's U-18) Ice sledge hockey Inline hockey Quidditch Rugby Rugby league Rugby union (sevens) Soccer (men – men's youth – women) Softball (men - women) Squash (men - women) Tennis (Davis Cup - Fed Cup) Volleyball (men – women) Water polo (men – women)
Ice hockey	Canadian Amateur Hockey League NHL Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Finals World Cup of Hockey Canada Cup University Cup Teams British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador
Football	U Sports football CFL Grey Cup List of Grey Cup champions Vanier Cup List of teams
Soccer	Leagues Canadian Premier League Northern Super League League1 Canada AB · BC · ON (men · women) · QC Cups Canadian Championship Challenge Trophy Inter-Provincial Championship Jubilee Trophy Futsal Canadian Championship List of teams
Rugby league	Tournaments Ontario Rugby League British Columbia Rugby League
Other sports	Teams... Baseball defunct Basketball Lacrosse Tournaments... Golf Motorsport Tennis Cycle Soccer Horse races Curling
Governing bodies	Alpine Canada Archery Athletics Canada Aquatic Federation of Canada Baseball Canada Biathlon Canada Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton Basketball Canadian Blind Sport Association Canadian Canoe Association Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports Association Curling Canada Cycling Canada Cyclisme Canadian Fencing Federation Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian Lacrosse Association Canadian Luge Association Canadian Olympic Committee Canadian Orienteering Federation Canadian Paralympic Committee Canada Rugby League Canadian Snowboard Federation Canadian Soccer Association Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association Canadian Yachting Association Cricket Canada Cross Country Canada (Canadian Hockey League) Diving Equine Canada Federation of Canadian Archers Field Hockey Canada Floorball Canada Golf Canada Hockey Canada Judo Canada Karate Canada Nordic Combined Ski Canada Quidditch Canada Rowing Canada Rugby Canada Minister of State (Sport) Pickleball Canada Organization Ski Jumping Canada Skate Canada Shooting Federation of Canada Speed Skating Canada Sport Canada Squash Canada Swimming Natation Canada Synchro Table Tennis Canada Tennis Canada Volleyball Canada Water Polo
Related	Quebec Games Western Canada Summer Games ParticipACTION List of stadiums in Canada List of Canada Games
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