While there are no athletes directly from St. Thomas-Elgin going to the Paris Olympics, there are five from London and one from Delaware representing Canada.
London’s Damian Warner is one of the six Canadians expected to capture a gold medal in Paris!
The Olympics’ ultimate test of all-around athleticism, the decathlon, WAS shaping up as a battle between two Canadians: Warner, the reigning Olympic champion, vs. Pierce LePage, the reigning world champ.
But LePage pulled out last week due to a back injury, making Warner the favourite to repeat coming off his silver at last year’s world championships.
Warner attended Montcalm Secondary School in London where he first showed his athleticism in Grade 10 on the football field and basketball courts.
The men’s decathlon starts August 2nd at the Paris Games.
Written by: L. Dickson
