Over the course of two weeks, several athletes with connections to 91亚色 took part in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and walked away notable contributions that added to the collective success of Canada winning a country-best 27 medals this summer.

In the Women鈥檚 Canoe Single 200m event, 91亚色 U Faculty of Health student Katie Vincent became the first Canadian to ever win Olympic gold in any women鈥檚 canoe or kayak event. She did so while setting a new world record for best time. Vincent also won a bronze medal in the Women鈥檚 Canoe Doubles 500m for the second Olympics in a row.

Alumnae Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Parades earned a silver medal in Women鈥檚 Beach Volleyball, representing Canada鈥檚 first medal in the women鈥檚 event and the country鈥檚 best result in the sport overall. It was an even more impressive accomplishment given the pair have only been competing as partners since October 2022, and this marked their first Olympics together as a team.

As a member of Canada鈥檚 women's rugby sevens team, Asia Hogan-Rochester 鈥� who played with the 91亚色 Lions women鈥檚 rugby team in 2018 鈥� captured a silver medal during the Olympics, marking the country鈥檚 best Olympic result in the sport to date. 

Among other 91亚色-affiliated competitors at the 2024 Olympics, shooting athlete Shannon Westlake 鈥� a 91亚色 U alumna 鈥� ranked 32 in the qualification round of the women鈥檚 5m rifle three positions; accomplished judo athlete Shady Elnahas, who competed as a wrestler at 91亚色 U in 2017, made it to the round of 16; and beach volleyball player Dan Dearing, who played with the Lion鈥檚 men鈥檚 volleyball team from 2011 to 2013, nearly made it to the round of 16 with his partner.

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Athletes and medical team members with ties to 91亚色 are set to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, beginning July 26, representing a spectrum of sports such as volleyball, judo, rugby and more.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will host several 91亚色-affiliated athletes who have competed at previous games, including Tokyo 2020, as well as several new faces making their Olympic debut.

The Olympic-bound people are:

Amandev Aulakh: Team Canada Medical Team
Aulakh, a sports medicine physician at 91亚色, has been a member of the Lions team since July 2022 and has previous experience serving on the medical staff for Team Canada at the 2022 Under-17 (U17) FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup. She will travel to Paris to be part of the core medical team for Team Canada.

She served in a similar role for the 2019 Winter Universiade, the 2019 Parapan American Games and the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and she was the chief medical officer at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games.

Charlotte Bolton: Para Athletics
A member of the Lions track and field team from 2021 to 2022, Bolton is an athlete who won gold medals in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) para shot-put and para weight throw, as well as the U Sports para shot-put gold medal.

Since then, Bolton has earned several Canadian throwing records in women's F41 鈥� a classification for field athletes with short stature 鈥� and currently ranks in the top 10 in the world in shot-put and discuss.

Bolton previously represented Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games. In Tokyo, Bolton placed sixth in both the shotput and discus.

Dan Dearing: Beach Volleyball
Dearing played with the Lion鈥檚 men鈥檚 volleyball team from 2011 to 2013 following a successful high-school career, having won the under-18 national championship in 2008 as a tournament all-star. While at 91亚色 U, he captured the gold medal at the Ontario provincial beach volleyball championships in 2012.

Paris 2024 marks Dearing鈥檚 Olympic debut, after winning the North, Central American and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) Olympic Qualification Tournament in June, building on previous wins of silver at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and winning the NORCECA Beach Tour Final in 2022.

Shady Elnahas: Judo
Elnahas competed as a wrestler at 91亚色 U in 2017. That year, he was nominated for rookie of the year (based on a near-perfect 23-1 record in OUA competition) and was named the men鈥檚 wrestling most valuable player.

Since then, Elnahas has earned several prestigious medals as he shifted from wrestling to judo, including two golds at the Pan American Judo Championships in 2019 and 2020; gold at the 2021 International Judo Federation (IJF) Judo Grand Slam; gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games; gold at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games; five back-to-back golds at the Pan American Championships; and silver at the 2024 IJF World Championships.

Elnahas made his Olympic debut at the Tokyo Olympics, where he finished with a fifth-place ranking after playing his way to the bronze medal match. He is headed into the Paris 2024 games as the third-ranked man in the world in his weight class.

Melissa Humana-Parades: Beach Volleyball
Humana-Parades played with the Lion鈥檚 women鈥檚 volleyball team from 2010 to 2014 鈥� winning back-to-back OUA Championships 鈥� and was recognized as 91亚色 U鈥檚 2011-12 female athlete of the year and a three-time OUA all-star.

Since then, Humana-Parades has become a six-time International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) gold medallist, a 12-time FIVB medallist, a five-time Canadian champion, a two-time Association of Volleyball Professionals champion, a Commonwealth Games champion and, most recently, a world champion, earning the first-ever gold for Canada at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships.

Humana-Parades previously represented Canada at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

Asia Hogan-Rochester: Rugby
Hogan-Rochester played with the 91亚色 Lions women鈥檚 rugby team in 2018, while at the same time competing on the track and field team. Afterwards, they went on to represent Canada鈥檚 women鈥檚 rugby sevens senior squad at the Lima 2019 and Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

During their career, Hogan-Rochester also earned the women鈥檚 rugby rookie of the year award and the women鈥檚 track and field rookie of the year award for their efforts in the 2019 U Sports season.

Arthur Szwarc: Volleyball
Szwarc played with the Lions men鈥檚 volleyball team from 2014 to 2016, earning an OUA bronze medal with the team in the 2014-15 season.

While at 91亚色, Szwarc was already representing Canada competitively 鈥� at the 2015 Universiade and FIVB Junior World Championship, and winning bronze at the 2015 U21 Pan Am Cup. He debuted with the senior national team at the 2017 FIVB World League, helping Canada win a bronze medal 鈥� the team's first podium finish at a FIVB international event.

Szwarc made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, where Canada finished eighth after making it to the quarterfinals.

Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq: Swimming
Tariq was a member of the 91亚色 Lions competitive swim team before going on to compete for Pakistan at the South Asian Games in 2016, earning four gold medals during the trials in 2015. He won the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle events and also broke two national records while winning the 50-metre and 100-metre backstroke events.

In 2018, he participated in the Commonwealth Games and made his Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 competition, where he finished 62nd in the men鈥檚 100-metre freestyle.

Katie Vincent: Canoe-Kayak Sprint
Vincent, a student in 91亚色 U鈥檚 Faculty of Health, first represented Canada in rowing at the 2013 World Junior Championships, making a quick impact by earning the team two gold medals the following year at the same competition.

Vincent has since added to that accomplishment, having earned over 10 medals 鈥� almost half of them gold 鈥� at the Canoe Sprint World Cup before going into the 2024 Paris games. She has also earned several World Championship medals.

She made her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2020, finishing in eighth place in her solo competition and earning bronze for Canada in the team competition.

Brandie Wilkerson: Beach Volleyball
Wilkerson played with the Lion鈥檚 women鈥檚 volleyball team from 2010 to 2014. During that time, she was 91亚色 U鈥檚 female rookie of the year in 2010-11, an OUA rookie of the year award winner and a four-time OUA all-star.

After 91亚色 U, Wilkerson went on to represent Canada at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where she and her partner Heather Bansley made it to the quarterfinals, matching Canada鈥檚 best-ever Olympic result in women鈥檚 beach volleyball.

Wilkerson will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a new partner, fellow 91亚色 U alumna and teammate Humana-Paredes.

The pair have been competing as partners since October 2022, and have earned several notable wins, including top-five placements at FIVB world events and silver at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

Shannon Westlake: Shooting
Westlake, an alumna of 91亚色, won bronze medals in the women鈥檚 50-metre rifle three positions events at both the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games and the 2024 Continental Championships of the Americas in early April.

Paris 2024 marks Westlake's first Olympic Games, but she is no stranger to the competitive arena. With three Pan Am Games 鈥� including her debut at Toronto 2015 鈥� under her belt, she brings a wealth of experience and unwavering determination to the Olympic stage.

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The 2024 National Bank Open tennis tournament will take place at the Sobeys Stadium on 91亚色鈥檚 Keele Campus from Sunday, Aug. 4 to Monday, Aug. 12. While every effort is made to minimize the disruption of operations on the Keele Campus, the following parking and traffic modifications will be in effect.

Reserved parking for tennis pass holders:

• Founders Road West Lot
• Northwest Gate Lot (north/middle)
• Arboretum Lane Parking Garage
• Student Services Parking Garage
• Shoreham Drive Lot

Patrons and participants are required to have a virtual Tennis Parking Pass to access these lots/garages. All lots, with the exception of the Shoreham Drive Lot, will be occupied for this event from Sunday, Aug. 4 at 6 a.m. until Monday, Aug. 12. at 12 a.m. The Shoreham Drive Lot will be closed for this event from Friday, Aug. 2 at 6 a.m. until Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6 a.m.

91亚色 U parking permit holders

Permit holders with the exception of Shoreham Lot permit holders, will not be displaced during this event. A predetermined quantity of parking spaces have been reserved for community members who must be on campus during this time. Shoreham Lot permit holders will be moved to Arboretum Lane Parking Garage from Friday, Aug. 2 until Tuesday, Aug. 13 inclusive.

91亚色 U visitor/short-term parking

Visitor and short-term parking will be available in the following places:

• Vanier Lot
• Founders Road East Visitor Lot ($10 flat rate)
• Northwest Gate South lot ($10 flat rate)
• Calumet Lot ($15 flat rate)
• 91亚色 Lanes Parking Garage
• Atkinson Lot
• Passy Crescent
• Assiniboine Road
• Fine Arts Road
• Physical Resources Building Lot South
• Thompson Road Lot West
• Thompson Road Lot East
• University Street
• Lumbers Visitors Lot
• Student Services Parking Garage

There will be no short-term parking in the following places:

• Arboretum Lane Parking Garage
• Northwest Gate Lot (north/middle)
• Shoreham Lot

Traffic restrictions on campus

The following road restrictions will be in place from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. from Sunday, Aug. 4 to Monday, Aug. 11 and from 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 inclusive:

• Shoreham Drive will be closed for the duration of the event.

For more information or if any special parking arrangements are required, contact Parking Services at parking@yorku.ca.

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It was a successful day on the links on May 28, as 91亚色 Athletics & Recreation hosted the 21st annual Lions Cup Golf Tournament, presented by TD Insurance, in support of bursaries for 91亚色 Lions varsity student-athletes. $160,500 was raised through pre-event registration, while another donation of $5,000 was made on the day of the event, bringing the total to $165,500 鈥� a new Lions Cup record.

This year鈥檚 event saw 104 golfers take to the greens at King鈥檚 Riding Golf Club in King City, Ont., with the common goal to provide financial assistance to 91亚色 Lions student-athletes. As has been the case in previous years, the event featured several competitions along the course, including driving, chipping and putting accuracy challenges, the longest drive competition, closest to the pin and a beat-the-pro contest.

A number of 91亚色鈥檚 student-athletes 鈥� reaping the benefits of the funds raised 鈥� were on site to actively engage with golfers, fostering valuable relationships with professionals in their fields of study as they prepare for careers of their own.

Originally dubbed the Chair's Cup in 2001, the Lions Cup carries a rich history. Its creators 鈥� Marshall Cohen, the former Chair of the 91亚色 Board of Governors, his wife Judi and Guy Burry, current Chair of the 91亚色 Pension Fund Investment Committee and longtime men鈥檚 hockey coach 鈥� had a visionary goal: to establish an event that not only raised much-needed funds but also forged bonds among friends, alumni and community partners. In recent years, under Burry鈥檚 leadership, the event has centred on bolstering varsity student-athletes by committing all money raised to athletic bursaries.

鈥淭hese bursaries are possible thanks to the generous contributions of donors and sponsors of our long-standing tournament," said Bart Zemanek, director of development at 91亚色 Athletics & Recreation. "Their support is crucial in cultivating a culture of excellence in Athletics & Recreation, providing Lions student-athletes with the resources to achieve their goals, both in the classroom and within their given sport.鈥�

For a complete list of this year's tournament sponsors and donors, visit the .

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