Trampoline and tumbling athlete Isaiah Klassen and his coach Amanda Pierson discuss the world of competitive gymnastics and look ahead to their upcoming trip to Tokyo for the World Age Group Championships.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Due to the public health risks associated with COVID-19, Sport Manitoba has cancelled both our Night of Champions event and our Coaching Awards event. All tickets that were purchased will be refunded in full. For Night of Champions, nominees will be recognized, and winners will be announced on Saturday, March…
Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery joined the Sport Manitoba Podcast to talk about his induction into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Listen below or on your podcast app of choice, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
When Bianca Adreescu won the U.S. Open, I had tears in my eyes. It was such a long-time coming for our country—a Canadian tennis player finally winning a major championship. I’m just so excited about what this could mean for the sport both in Manitoba and across Canada going forward. Having worked in the sport…
All of us at Sport Manitoba are really excited about the upcoming Bison Transport Sport LeadHERship Conference in Gimli in October! This was a really successful event last year and we’re really looking forward to keeping the momentum going. This year we will be offering another great lineup of speakers and presenters who will offer…
Mia West is 13-years-old, and along with getting ready for Grade 8, she’s also preparing to represent Manitoba at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, Saskatchewan this summer. It was an easy decision to sign Mia up for swimming, said her mother Riley West. When Mia was only a year old, her…
I just wanted to take a few minutes to tell you about how great our Sport Manitoba summer camps were this year! This year we had two different camps—a multi-sport development camp for all kids and a sport performance camp for athletes who are striving to compete at a higher level. This was my second…
I’ve been around basketball for my entire life, and I don’t ever remember this much buzz around the sport. Where to begin? How about our Danny Green camp coming up on July 2nd and 3rd? Fresh off an NBA championship, Green will be here in our building for a basketball skills clinic. It’s already sold…
It’s summer! That means it’s time for camping on the weekends, afternoons by the pool, and finding creative ways to incorporate the outdoors into your exercises. With plenty of sunshine and blue skies, it’s the perfect backdrop for your next workout. Here are our favourite summer exercises you can do without any equipment – perfect…
As you may or may not know, Sport Manitoba is going through a major rebranding, so I thought now would be a good time to update everyone in the community on what exactly is happening inside our building these days. We’ve really seen our organization grow since 1996. What started primarily as an administration and…