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caption:North York native Karen Cockburn captured a silver medal in the women's trampoline competition at the National Indoor Stadium at the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing Aug. 17.
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caption:Peter Polansky serves the ball as he faces Jesse Levine in the first round of the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at York University July 22. Polansky was defeated in two sets.
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caption:Player Christopher Mccurbin-Parkin of the East Canadian soccer team consisting of players aged 11-12, played in a game at BMO field on Saturday, for a chance to play in the 2009 Danone Cup that will be held in France.
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caption:Ali Soomro, age 11, battles his way down the field with the ball at an inner-city game between youths at a field on Yorkwoods Gate July 15.
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caption:Joggers head down Leslie Street April 27 in the 23rd annual Backs in Motion 5K run to benefit the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
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She was the third seed and beat out Marianne Jodoin, from Quebec, the number two seed in the semi-final. Harmath won in straight sets.
Stephanie Godard, a student at Bayview Glen, won one of three scholarships presented to student-athletes who excel in both athletics and academics and contributed to their school and athletic program.
Godard swims, plays tennis, basketball and is a track athlete.
She is a peer tutor at her school where she maintains marks in the 90s and she volunteers in the community.
She plans on studying life science at Queen's University in Kingston in the fall.
The Canadian team is slated to kick off at the Olympics on Aug. 6 against Argentina.
Paul James, the women's head coach at York University, also served as assistant coach for Canada's gold medal winning team at the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) under-20 team in June held in Mexico.
"It will be a great experience," said James, who heads to Beijing Aug. 1.
James played for Canada at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, helping the national team advance to the quarter-finals before losing to Brazil in penalty kicks. James also played for Canada at the 1986 World Cup before going into coaching.
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