By A Mystery Man Writer
The slogan attached to the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships is: Future Olympians Start Here. | Geneviève Lalonde and Liz Gleadle, a pair of past record-setting gold medalists, are a testament to it. | Gleadle donned the Red and White in javelin at the 2012 London Games and did so again four years later in Rio de Janeiro, while Lalonde was also on the Canadian team that went to Brazil, competing in the 3,000-metre steeplechase. | Lalonde, who turns 27 next month, made the first of her three Legion nationals appearances in 2006 when she travelled from New Brunswick to Burnaby, B.C.
The slogan attached to the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships is: Future Olympians Start Here. Geneviève Lalonde and Liz Gleadle, a pair of past record-setting gold medalists
Legion stars went on to bigger track careers – Brandon Sun
Legion stars went on to bigger track careers – Brandon Sun
Legion stars went on to bigger track careers – Brandon Sun