With less than 50 days to go until the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg, the BC Wrestling Association has named its men's and women's squads to Team BC.
The 11 male and 11 female athletes come from 14 BC communities.
“We plan to work hard this summer in order to showcase the talent that we have in our province,” said men’s coach John Pineda.
“We have an extremely talented group of women,” said women’s coach Danielle Lappage. “This is one of the most talented groups of high school women wrestlers that we have ever seen in this province. We have only the highest of expectations for them and don’t doubt that they will all shine at the games.”
The wrestlers will take part in five training camps leading up to the Games which run from July 28 to August 13. The three-day wrestling competition starts on August 9.
List of Team BC wrestlers for the 2017 Canada Summer Games:
Men
Name Weight Class Hometown Club
Ravi Manhas 44kg Port Alberni Alberni Wrestling Club
Talon Hird 48kg Duncan Cowichan
Kye Mills 52kg Coquitlam Coast
Pritpaul Johal 56kg Langley Miri Piri
Karan Gill 60kg Surrey Khalsa
Jaskaran Gakhal 65kg Abbotsford Guru Gobind
Aaron Badovinac 70kg Port Alberni Alberni Wrestling
Harbans Gill 76kg Delta Olympia
Connor Pattison 86kg New Westminster Pacific Rim
Arjot Gill 98kg Surrey Rustom
Karam Shergill 120kg Abbotsford Guru Gobind
Women
Name Weight Class Hometown Club
Emilee Lai 40kg Coquitlam Pacific Rim
Alexia Seal 44kg Mission Coast
Joclyn Bhatha 48kg Vancouver Coast
Jacqueline Lew 52kg Coquitlam BMWC
Victoria Seal 56kg Mission Coast
Sara Brinkac 60kg Burnaby Coast
Ana Godinez 64kg Langley Coast
Khaya Mackillop 69kg Coquitlam Coast
Olympia Marra 74kg Kamloops Kamloops
Haley Florell 79kg Mackenzie Mackenzie
Mayben Crabbe 84kg Ucluelet Ucluelet
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About the BC Wrestling Association
The BC Wrestling Association, a registered non-profit society, was incorporated in 1979. It is the provincial sport governing body for amateur wrestling in British Columbia. Its parent organization is the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association. Visit www.bcwrestling.com
About Team BC
Team BC will bring together a delegation of 450 athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent British Columbia at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Team BC athletes are the best young developing talent in this province and are our future national and international champions.
About the Canada Games
The Canada Games are a national multi-sport competition with participation from every province and territory in Canada. The Games are held every two years, alternating between winter and summer. The 2017 Canada Summer Games will be held July 28 to August 13 in Winnipeg, bringing together approximately 4000 athletes, coaches, and managers from every province and territory to compete in 16 sports. The Canada Games will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2017 coinciding with Canada’s 150th birthday. Visit www.canadagames.ca.
Media Contacts:
Ashley Topnik
Manager, Team BC Wrestling
778-982-1881
ashley_topnik@hotmail.com
Lia Threlfall
Communications Manager, Team BC
250-812-3887
liat@bcgames.org