We are just 10 days away from the end of the 2024 Olympic qualification window; the deadline for Athletics Canada to nominate the team of athletes who will represent the country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is June 30. With the deadlines for the marathon, 10,000m, and race walk events having already passed, hundreds of Olympic track and field hopefuls will compete in Montreal next week at the 2024 Bell Canadian Olympic Trials for a chance to punch their tickets to Paris.
Athletes can qualify for the Olympic Games in two ways: by hitting the Olympic standard set by World Athletics (WA) or through the WA rankings/point system. Meeting the standard doesn’t guarantee a spot; athletes still need to perform well at trials. The rankings system rewards athletes with bonus points for winning national championships, so a strong performance at trials can boost an athlete’s Olympic chances.
Currently, eight Canadian men and six women have met the Olympic standard in their respective events ahead of the trials. With all factors considered, here’s an early prediction for Team Canada on the track in each event.
(* denotes athletes who have achieved the Olympic standard in their event)
100m
Men: Brendon Rodney* (Etobicoke, Ont.), Andre De Grasse* (Markham, Ont.), Duan Asemota (Toronto)
Women: Audrey Leduc* (Gatineau, Que.), Khamica Bingham Forbes (Toronto)
Sprint hurdles
Men (110mH): Craig Thorne (Quispamsis, N.B.)
Women (100mH): Mariam Abdul-Rashid* (Oshawa, Ont.), Michelle Harrison (Saskatoon, Sask.)
200m
Men: Andre De Grasse* (Markham, Ont.), Aaron Brown* (Scarborough, Ont.), Brendon Rodney* (Etobicoke, Ont.)
Women: Audrey Leduc* (Gatineau, Que.), Jacqueline Madogo (Ottawa)
400m
Men: Christopher Morales Williams* (Vaughan, Ont.)
Women: Lauren Gale* (Ottawa), Zoe Sherar* (Toronto), Kyra Constantine (Toronto)
400m hurdles
Men: no athletes
Women: Savannah Sutherland* (Borden, Sask.), Brooke Overholt (St. Mary’s, Ont.)
800m
Men: Marco Arop* (Edmonton), Abdullahi Hassan (Scarborough, Ont.)
Women: Jazz Shukla (Toronto), Aurora Rynda (Toronto)
1,500m
Men: Charles Philibert-Thiboutot* (Quebec City), Kieran Lumb (Vancouver),
Women: Lucia Stafford* (Toronto), Simone Plourde (Montreal)
3,000m steeplechase
Men: Jean-Simon Desgagnés (Quebec City)
Women: Ceili McCabe* (Vancouver), Regan Yee (South Hazelton, B.C.)
5,000m
Men: Moh Ahmed* (St. Catharines, Ont.), Ben Flanagan* (Kitchener, Ont.), Thomas Fafard (Repentigny, Que.)
Women: Briana Scott (Vancouver), Gracelyn Larkin (Rosseau, Ont.), Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (Toronto)
10,000m
(already announced)
Men: Moh Ahmed* (St. Catharines, Ont.)
Women: no athletes
Race walks
(already announced)
Men: Evan Dunfee* (Richmond, B.C.)
Women: Olivia Lundman* (Lantzville, B.C.)
Marathon
(already announced)
Men: Cam Levins* (Black Creek, B.C.), Rory Linkletter* (Calgary)
Women: Malindi Elmore* (Kelowna, B.C.)
Multi events
Decathlon: Damian Warner* (London, Ont.), Pierce LePage* (Whitby, Ont.)
Heptathlon: no athletes
If you’d like to find out more about Olympic selection and how close Canadian athletes are to qualifying for Paris 2024, you can do so via World Athletics’ Road to Paris 24 guide.
