2007 RBC Canadian Track and Field Championships
OTTAWA, July 5, 2007 — Athletics Canada announced
today that RBC has signed on as title sponsor of the 2007
Canadian Track and Field Championships. The RBC Canadian Championships
will take place in Windsor, Ontario July 12 - 15 at the University
of Windsor Stadium.
"The event will be the first fully integrated Canadian
track and field championship to feature both Olympic and Paralympic
athletes competing in the same competition," said Joanne
Mortimore, Athletics Canada Chief Executive Officer. "We
are proud to have RBC committed to this historic event."
The championships also serve as the selection trials for
the 2007 IAAF World Championships, which will be held in Osaka,
Japan, August 25 - September 2. The RBC Canadian Championships
will be broadcast on CBC on Saturday July 21. See your local
listings for times.
"Through our long-standing partnership with Athletics
Canada, we are proud to support the athletes competing in
the RBC Canadian Track and Field Championships," said
Alan Depencier, Director, Sponsorship Marketing, RBC. "We
applaud their achievements and wish them great success in
Windsor and beyond."
RBC AND AMATEUR SPORT
RBC sponsors amateur sport, from grassroots events in local
communities to national sport associations that support the
development of amateur athletes who compete at home and abroad.
RBC has sponsored the Canadian Olympic Team since 1947, making
it Canada's longest-standing supporter of the Canadian Olympic
Team. RBC continues this sponsorship to include the Vancouver
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. RBC is also a Premier
Sponsor of Hockey Canada, the Canadian Snowboard Team, the
Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, Athletics Canada and the Canadian
Paralympic Committee.
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For more information:
Mathieu Gentès
Marketing and Communications Manager
Athletics Canada
mgentes@athletics.ca
Office: 613-260-5580 ext. 3303
Mobile: 613-868-7692
Jackie Braden, Manager, Media Relations, RBC,
416-974-2124 Jackie.braden@rbc.com
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