Calgary’s next generation of athletes are putting their physical fitness to the test in the hopes of capturing their Olympic dreams at this weekend’s RBC Training Ground talent search.
The Canadian Olympic Committee event is entering the eighth year of its free program that puts athletes aged 14 to 25 years-old through strength, power, endurance, and aerobic fitness testing to find prospective Olympic stars.
“If you think you have the potential to be an athlete, you've got a passion for a sport. This experience could change my life so I came out here to give it a shot, you never know what will happen.”Others like 17-year-old Payton Sheehan have big goals to compete in triathlons and achieve a scholarship at the NCAA level.“You don’t just have to be good, sometimes it’s about dedication,” said Sheehan.
The RBC Training Ground has already found and funded seven Canadian Olympic medalists, many of which are now competing in sports they never considered in the first place. “It's really important to me to see the next generation come through just because I believe in the value of sport and what it can do for you as a person and what it can do for your life,” Wilson said.
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