30 from across Canada receive funding from the program
Belmont Secondary Bulldogs rugby player Megan Sampson could scarcely believe it when she heard the word “luge.” She had never even seen the sport on TV. But that’s the way it goes in the RBC Training Ground, which matches potential future Olympic athletes with sports that best match their body metrics.
Joining Sampson in the 30-member Class of 2025 to receive the funding are fellow Island athletes Adia Pye for rugby, Braeden Bossert for sport climbing and Katja Verkerk for track cycling. Former Claremont Secondary Spartans athlete Pye, meanwhile, didn’t have to switch sports as it was deemed her main sport of rugby was indeed the best for her body type. She is already on national-team stream and was named on the Canadian women’s sevens team roster for the HSBC World Sevens Series tournaments this year in Dubai and Cape Town.
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