TOKYO - As he zoomed toward stardom, Andre De Grasse never seemed to be carrying anything on his skinny, greyhound shoulders. coach.
PICKERING -- Recognition in his sport has come to Tony Sharpe both as an athlete, and now a coach.
CALIFORNIA — Sprinter Andre de Grasse isn’t sure where his success on the track is going to take him, but he hasn’t forgot where it all started.
The Markham native had visions of becoming a basketball star when he was talked into running track by a friend. Now the buzz is he could be the next big thing in Canadian athletics
OSHAWA -- An outstanding year on the track turned in by Mariam Abudul-Rashid has been recognized with an award by Athletics Canada.
PICKERING — Andre De Grasse has not forgotten his roots, no matter how rich and famous he has become on the international track scene.
PICKERING — Three years before Andre De Grasse became a household name in this country, Tony Sharpe showed up a bit early to a track meet.
PICKERING — With an eye toward taking her athletic career to the next level, Taylor Sharpe has made a change now that she envisions will help her in the future.
PICKERING — Winning a medal, and then actually taking to the podium and having it draped around her neck provided two distinct emotions for Taylor Sharpe.
Sharpe, the former Canadian Olympian, runs the Speed Academy, a developmental track and field club in Pickering, which has helped dozens of athletes get NCAA scholarships.
The club was founded in 2006 and Sharpe left his corporate account manager’s job at Bell to track athletes full-time a few years later.
“I’m a full-time coach, you know, not something people do often in Canada,” says Sharpe, 59, adding about 50 Speed Academy athletes have received scholarships.