A Victoria athlete is fulfilling a lifelong dream after being selected to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
After narrowly missing out on a roster spot for the Tokyo 2020 Games, Adam Keenan has been selected to represent Canada in the hammer throw at this year's games.
The 30-year-old athlete has described his selection as the B次元官网网址済reatest newsB次元官网网址� heB次元官网网址檚 ever received.
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Despite having competed on the world stage before at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships, Keenan has said that taking part in the Olympics has been his ultimate goal since the age of 14.
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His road to Olympic selection has not been an easy one, with injury struggles and a long journey to train in Duncan after access to a training cage in Lambrick Park in Saanich was withdrawn two years ago.
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Keenan will travel to Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday (July, 13) for training and to acclimatize to the timezone, before he takes his first shot at a medal on Aug. 2. He will be joined in Europe by his coach Sheldan Gmitroski. KeenanB次元官网网址檚 mom and aunt will also be making the journey to cheer him on.
