Four athletes from the Saanich Peninsula won medals at the 2017 Canada Games in Winnipeg this month.

David Boyd of Sidney jumped to a gold in the pole vault, reaching a height of 4.80 meters. For Boyd, it was also a personal best.

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On the water, Piper Battersby and Katie Pearson, both of North Saanich, were part of the gold medal winning WomenB次元官网网址檚 8 rowing team.

Battersby, pointed out Lia Threlfall, communications manager from Team BC, recently received their first Athlete Excellence Award. The new award honours two outstanding Team BC athletes at every Canada Games with a $2,500 bursary. Battersby is a Global Vision International volunteer and recently travelled to India as part of a project to renovate a playground at a primary school. According to Team BC she also donates countless of fundraising hours for humanitarian aid projects and volunteers in local regattas by organizing and maintaining equipment.

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Battersby will start a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Victoria next year with a focus on wildlife biology.

SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Ivy Elling Quaintance earned a bronze medal in Single Sculls rowing and got silver in Quadruple Sculls.

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