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Sudbury speed skaters benefit from World Cup medals

Sudbury Sprinters Speed Skating Club is one of the newest clubs to receive a $1,000 bursary from Intact Insurance Company as part of the 2015-2016 Podium Tracker program.
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Sudbury Sprinters Speed Skating Club is one of the newest clubs to receive a $1,000 bursary from Intact Insurance Company as part of the 2015-2016 Podium Tracker program. File photo.
Sudbury Sprinters Speed Skating Club is one of the newest clubs to receive a $1,000 bursary from Intact Insurance Company as part of the 2015-2016 Podium Tracker program.

Last weekend, Canadian skaters won a total of six individual medals at the ISU World Cup Short Track in Dresden, Germany.

Charles Hamelin and Marianne St-Gelais both won two gold medals in the 500m and 1000m, while Sasha Fathoullin won a silver medal in the 1500m and Charle Cournoyer, a bronze medal, in the 1000m. Canada also won a silver medal in the men’s relay event.

The Intact Podium Tracker Program tracks individual medals won by Canadian short- and long-track speed skaters in World Cups and World Championships. Each time an athlete steps onto the podium, Intact Insurance donates $1,000 to a local speed skating club in Canada.

So far this season, Intact Insurance Company gave a total of $54,000 in donation to 54 clubs, representing the 54 individual medals won by Canadians in World Cups and World Championships events.

Since the inception of the Intact Podium Tracker Program during the 2010-2011 season, Intact Insurance has donated a total of $215,000 to Canadian speed skating clubs.

“We are proud of the strong showings from the Canadian team,” said Anna Rajpat, Intact Insurance’s vice-president of Brand Development and Customer Experience.

“Through the Intact Podium Tracker Program, we hope to support more young skaters and skating clubs across Canada in their training and racing needs, further promote speed skating in Canada and help build future Olympians in the sport.”

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