For the first time in World Athletics Championships history, Canada will enter competition with four defending world champions on the roster.
Ethan Katzberg, Camryn Rogers, Marco Arop and Pierce LePage are part of the 59-person team that will compete in Tokyo next month.
“Representing Team Canada on the world stage is always an incredible honour, and I don’t take that privilege for granted,” Katzberg said, as he prepares to defend his men’s hammer throw title. “I’m grateful for the chance to compete alongside so many great athletes and to wear the maple leaf with pride.”
“I have always maintained the same process and preparation going into every competition and it has been the same when looking at Worlds. I think we’ve been building toward something really special and I want to be able to leave every ounce of myself in the circle on comp day knowing I did what we have been working on for so long,” Rogers said.
“Being part of Team Canada again is something I’m very proud of, and I’m ready to give my best on the track,” said Arop, who will be defending his men’s 800 metre title from 2023 against a strong field of middle distance superstars. “I trust the work I’ve put in and look forward to showing it against the best in the world.”
“The athletes at the level where they’re winning medals and trying to defend from the Worlds or the Olympics before – it’s a tall order. But it's one that I think our athletes are more than prepared for and the more than capable of doing,” said Athletics Canada Olympic Head Coach Glenroy Gilbert “For others, who maybe didn't do as well last year at the Olympic Games, this is an opportunity for them to step up and show that maybe last year was a bit of a fluke, and they're more than ready. They've lived and learned through the experience of an Olympic Games, and now they're ready to put themselves in a really good position at the World Championships.”
Team Canada
This team includes 12 World Athletics Championships medallists, 11 Olympic medallists, 37 World Athletics Championships veterans and 22 athletes making their Worlds debut.
The athletes announced today join those named in May to the World Athletics Championships team in the distance events. Two of the originally selected athletes, Malindi Elmore and Leslie Sexton, have since withdrawn from the team.
“To be the defending World Champion going into the Tokyo Championships is such an honour, and it does carry a certain pressure with it. This is going to be one of the strongest fields going into Worlds for women’s hammer ever and I think the level of competition is going to be incredible. I have always loved high pressure environments and stress, it helps me focus and get into the zone, so I’m excited to compete and am always aiming to make everyone who has helped me achieve this goal proud,” said Rogers.
| Athlete Name | Event | Club | Coach | Branch |
| Aaron BROWN | Men's 200m / 4x100m | Flying Angels Track Club | Dennis Mitchell | ON |
| Abdullahi HASSAN | Men's 800m | Blue Devils Athletic Club | Chris Woods | ON |
| Alyssa MARSH | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | Empire Athletics | Gary Evans | ON |
| Andre DE GRASSE | Men's 100m / 200m / 4x100m | The Speed Academy | Mike Holloway | ON |
| Audrey LEDUC | Women's 100m / 200m / 4x100m | Club d'athlétisme de Gatineau | Fabrice Akue | QC |
| Austin COLE | Mixed 4x400m | Capital City Track Club | Rob Fisher | AB |
| Ben PREISNER | Men's Marathon | Unattached - BC | Richard Lee | BC |
| Brendon RODNEY | Men's 4x100m | Sprintec | Jermaine Hamilton | ON |
| Cameron LEVINS | Men's Marathon | Unattached - BC | Jim Finlayson | BC |
| Camryn ROGERS | Women's Hammer Throw | Kajaks Track & Field Club | Mohamad Saatara | BC |
| Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT | Men's 1500m | Club d'athlétisme de l'Université Laval | Félix-Antoine Lapointe | QC |
| Christopher MORALES WILLIAMS | Men's 400m | The Speed Academy | Karim Abdel Wahab | ON |
| Damian WARNER | Men's Decathlon | London Western Track and Field Club | Gar Leyshon | ON |
| Dianna PROCTOR | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | Edmonton Royals | Jason Kerr | AB |
| Donna NTAMBUE | Women's 4x100m | McGill Olympic Club | Fabrice Akue | QC |
| Duan ASEMOTA | Men's 4x100m | The Speed Academy | Charles Allen | ON |
| Eliezer ADJIBI | Men's 4x100m | C.A.N.I. Athletics | Lyndon George | ON |
| Emily MARTIN | Women's 4x100m | Toronto Racers Athletic Club | Bob Westman | ON |
| Ethan KATZBERG | Men's Hammer Throw | Kamloops Track & Field Club | Dylan Armstrong | BC |
| Evan DUNFEE | Men's 20km / 35km Race Walk | Kajaks Track & Field Club | Gerry Dragomir | BC |
| Favour OKPALI | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | London Western Track and Field Club | Taylor Ehrhardt | ON |
| Foster MALLECK | Men's 1500m | Laurel Creek Track and Field Club | Tom Fitzgerald | ON |
| Gabriela DEBUES-STAFFORD | Women's 1500m / 5000m | Edinburgh Endurance Project | Rowan Debues | ON |
| Grace FETHERSTONHAUGH | Women's 3000mSC | Royal City Track and Field | Louie Quintana | BC |
| Grace KONRAD | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | Capital City Track Club | Rob Fisher | AB |
| Jacqueline MADOGO | Women's 4x100m | Royal City Athletics Club | Jason Kerr | ON |
| Jasneet NIJJAR | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | Universal Athletics Club | Gabriel Mvumvure | BC |
| Jazz SHUKLA | Women's 800m | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko | ON |
| Jean-Simon DESGAGNÉS | Men's 3000mSC | Club d'athlétisme de l'Université Laval | Félix-Antoine Lapointe | QC |
| Jennifer ELIZAROV | Women's Pole Vault | Royal City Athletics Club | James Sniatenchuk | ON |
| Jerome BLAKE | Men's 100m / 200m / 4x100m | Okanagan Athletics Club | Rana Reider | BC |
| Jillian WEIR | Women's Hammer Throw | Unattached - ON | Thomas Gesser | ON |
| Julia TUNKS | Women's Discus Throw | London Western Track and Field Club | Jason Tunks | ON |
| Justin KENT | Men's Marathon | Mile2Marathon | Richard Lee | BC |
| Justin O'TOOLE | Men's 800m | Unattached - QC | Andy Powell | QC |
| Kate CURRENT | Women's 1500m | London Western Track and Field Club | Guy Schultz | ON |
| Kieran LUMB | Men's 1500m | Vancouver Thunderbirds | BC | |
| Lauren GALE | Women's 400m / 4x400m | Ottawa Lions | ON | |
| Lucia STAFFORD | Women's 1500m | Royal City Athletics Club | Terry Radchenko | ON |
| Madeline PRICE | Women's 4x400m / Mixed 4x400m | Unattached - ON | Mark Mueller | ON |
| Maeliss TRAPEAU | Women's 800m | Ottawa Lions | Remi Derossi | ON |
| Malachi MURRAY | Men's 4x100m | Capital City Track Club | Rob Fisher | AB |
| Marco AROP | Men's 800m | Apex Athletics | Ron Thompson | AB |
| Mariam ABDUL-RASHID | Women's 100mH | The Speed Academy | Anthony McCleary | ON |
| Marie-Éloïse LECLAIR | Women's 4x100m | Saint Laurent Sélect | Tom Dickson | QC |
| Matthew ERICKSON | Men's 800m | Kootenay Chaos Track Club | Jerry Schumacher | BC |
| Michael ROTH | Mixed 4x400m | St. Thomas Legion Track and Field | Harry Statsos | ON |
| Mohammed AHMED | Men's 5000m / 10,000m | Bowerman Track Club | Jerry Schumacher | ON |
| Natasha WODAK | Women's Marathon | Unattached - BC | Trent Stellingwerff | BC |
| Nathan GEORGE | Mixed 4x400m | Coquitlam Cheetahs | Tara Self | BC |
| Olivia LUNDMAN | Women's 35km Race Walk | Unattached - BC | Evan Dunfee | BC |
| Pierce LEPAGE | Men's Decathlon | Unattached - ON | Gregory Portnoy | ON |
| Regan YEE | Women's 5000m | Under Armour | Stephen Haas | BC |
| Rowan HAMILTON | Men's Hammer Throw | Kajaks Track & Field Club | Mohamad Saatara | BC |
| Sade MCCREATH | Women's 100m / 4x100m | Flying Angels Track Club | Charles Allen | ON |
| Sarah MITTON | Women's Shot Put | SISU Throws | Richard Parkinson | ON |
| Savannah SUTHERLAND | Women's 400mH / 4x400m | Saskatoon Track & Field Club | Steve Rajewsky | SK |
| Tatiana AHOLOU | Women's 100mH | Saint Laurent Sélect | Alfredo Villar-Sbaffi | QC |
| Zoe SHERAR | Women's 400m / 4x400m | Royal City Athletics Club | Jason Kerr | ON |
The following additional athletes are also subject to World Athletics Invitation, to be announced on Saturday, August 30th. Athletes are ordered by event, then by rank within event:
| Provisionally Selected Athletes | |
| Jacqueline MADOGO | Women's 100m |
| Marie-Eloise LECLAIR | Women's 100m |
| Emily MARTIN | Women's 100m |
| Donna NTAMBUE | Women's 100m |
| Gabrielle COLE | Women's 100m |
| Jacqueline MADOGO | Women's 200m |
| Zoe SHERAR | Women's 200m |
| Frederique CHIASSON | Women's 200m |
| Dianna PROCTOR | Women's 200m |
| Marie-Eloise LECLAIR | Women's 200m |
| Catherine LEGER | Women's 200m |
| Emma CANNAN | Women's 200m |
| Micha POWELL | Women's 200m |
| Gabrielle COLE | Women's 200m |
| Emily MARTIN | Women's 200m |
| Dianna PROCTOR | Women's 400m |
| Madeline PRICE | Women's 400m |
| Favour OKPALI | Women's 400m |
| Ella CLAYTON | Women's 400m |
| Jasneet NIJJAR | Women's 400m |
| Alyssa MARSH | Women's 400m |
| Micha POWELL | Women's 400m |
| Aurora RYNDA | Women's 800m |
| Avery PEARSON | Women's 800m |
| Jenica SWARTZ | Women's 800m |
| Sydney SMITH | Women's 800m |
| Emma DAGENAIS | Women's 800m |
| Tiana LOSTRACCO | Women's 800m |
| Grace FETHERSTONHAUGH | Women's 1500m |
| Sadie Jane HICKSON | Women's 1500m |
| Jenica SWARTZ | Women's 1500m |
| Chloe THOMAS | Women's 5000m |
| Erin TESCHUK | Women's 5000m |
| Eleanor BARAN | Women's 5000m |
| Gracelyn LARKIN | Women's 5000m |
| Florence CARON | Women's 10,000m |
| Gracelyn LARKIN | Women's 10,000m |
| Sienna MACDONALD | Women's 100mH |
| Aliyah LOGAN | Women's 100mH |
| Marie-Frederique POULIN | Women's 400mH |
| Jenna JAMES | Women's 400mH |
| Marguerite LORENZO | Women's High Jump |
| Dallyssa HUGGINS | Women's High Jump |
| Anicka NEWELL | Women's Pole Vault |
| Heather ABADIE | Women's Pole Vault |
| Rachel GRENKE | Women's Pole Vault |
| Grace ELFORD | Women's Pole Vault |
| Erika FIEDLER | Women's Pole Vault |
| Peace OMONZANE | Women's Long Jump |
| Sienna MACDONALD | Women's Long Jump |
| Busola AKINDURO | Women's Triple Jump |
| Peace OMONZANE | Women's Triple Jump |
| Liv SANDS | Women's Shot Put |
| Rachel ANDRES | Women's Discus Throw |
| Jordana BADLEY-COSTELLO | Women's Hammer Throw |
| Eniko SARA | Women's Javelin Throw |
| Sienna MACDONALD | Women's Heptathlon |
| Hannah BLAIR | Women's Heptathlon |
| Eliezer ADJIBI | Men's 100m |
| Aaron BROWN | Men's 100m |
| Duan ASEMOTA | Men's 100m |
| Malachi MURRAY | Men's 100m |
| Brendon RODNEY | Men's 200m |
| Eliezer ADJIBI | Men's 200m |
| Austin COLE | Men's 400m |
| Michael ROTH | Men's 400m |
| Nathan GEORGE | Men's 400m |
| Zakary MAMA-YARI | Men's 800m |
| John O'REILLY | Men's 800m |
| Yassine ABER | Men's 800m |
| Max DAVIES | Men's 1500m |
| Matthew BEAUDET | Men's 1500m |
| Jude WHEELER-DEE | Men's 1500m |
| Jonathan PODBIELSKI | Men's 1500m |
| Emile TOUPIN | Men's 1500m |
| Alec PURNELL | Men's 1500m |
| Justyn KNIGHT | Men's 5000m |
| Kieran LUMB | Men's 5000m |
| Thomas FAFARD | Men's 5000m |
| Ben TILSON | Men's 400mH |
| Aaron AHL | Men's 3000mSC |
| Kenneth WEST | Men's Long Jump |
| Praise ANIAMAKA | Men's Triple Jump |
| Olorunfemi AKINDURO | Men's Triple Jump |
| Youssef KOUDSSI | Men's Discus Throw |
| Terrell WEBB | Men's Hammer Throw |
| Maximus TUCKER | Men's Decathlon |
About Tokyo 2025
The 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo for the first time since 1991, this September 13-21. World Athletics is fulfilling its promise of coming back to Tokyo, Japan with the best athletes in the world competing in the Tokyo stadium for Japanese fans.
“It's an amazing facility. It's an amazing stadium. It's just been waiting for this opportunity to welcome the world back to where the athletes can run in front of a full stadium of spectators. I think the athletes will have a blast. They'll enjoy it. I'm looking forward to seeing them put on an amazing world championships. To have full stadiums of spectators cheering our athletes on will be a real special added bonus for those athletes that were there four years ago,” Gilbert said.
More than 2000 athletes from some 200 countries will descend on the Japanese capital to take part in one of the world's biggest sporting events and compete for medals, records, and the immortal title – World Champion.
Get more details on Tokyo 2025.
Budapest 2023 Recap
The 2023 World Athletics Championships were history-making for Canada.
Among the many accolades achieved by Canadian athletes at the last edition of the World Athletics Championships, Team Canada won 4 gold and 2 silver medals – good for 70 points in the placing table. That represents the best score ever for Canada at the World Athletics Championships and was 6th overall.
Furthermore, those 4 golds were tied with Spain for the 2nd most world titles at these Championships, trailing only the United States.
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