Athletics Canada announced the Township of 91原创 will play host to the 2022 and 2023 Canadian Track and Field Championships.

鈥淭he Township of 91原创 is thrilled to be hosting the Canadian Track and Field Championships and World Championship Trials with the 91原创 Mustangs Track and Field Club,鈥� said Township of 91原创 mayor Jack Froese. 鈥淪ports have played an important role throughout our community鈥檚 history, and this will be another wonderful way to celebrate our milestone in 2023.鈥�

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The second year of trials falls on the Township鈥檚 150th anniversary, Froese noted.

The Township had be awarded the 2021 and 2022 editions of the event back in July 2017, but with the postponement of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as Athletics Canada鈥檚 Olympic and Paralympic Trials to 2021, 91原创 will now host the 2022 and 2023 events.

鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled that the Township of 91原创 will now be hosting not one, but two World Championship Trials. We look forward to hosting two very successful events in 2022 and 2023,鈥� said David Bedford, Athletics Canada chief executive officer.

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Both editions will include national championships for senior, U20, para athletics and combined events, which will serve as trials for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Portland, Oregon (July 15-24, 2022) and Budapest, Hungary (Aug. 19-27, 2023).

The last time the Canadian Track and Field Championships were held in British Columbia was in Victoria in 2004, according to Brent Dolfo, local organizing committee chair member.

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