McLeod Athletic Park, Township of Langley, BC
22 - 26 June, 2022
2022 Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships
- About The Event
- Post-event survey
- Picture gallery
- Event details
- Ticket Information
- Event Schedule
- Para Advancements
- Event venue & Site map
- Family Day at Mcleod Athletic Park
- Event Merchandise
- Public Transit to Mcleod Athletic Park
- Event Parking
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Media Information
- Coaching Passes
- IST Pass
- Training Session
- Athlete Bib pick-up
- Para Classification
- Race Walk
- Shuttle service
- Shuttle Service - Abbotsford Airport
- Shuttle Service – Wheelchair accessible transport for athletes & coaches
- Medical Services
- Registration
- Accommodation Information
- Technical Information
- Scratch Deadline
- Protests and appeals
- Entry Standards
- Athlete Eligibility
- Entry Qualification Process
- Eligibility of Entry Performances
- Anti-Doping
- Warm-up
- Call Room
- Relay Teams
- Vaccination Policy
The Township of Langley, B.C., hosted the 2022 and 2023 editions of the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships.
In both 2022 and 2023, the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships will include national championships for Senior, U20, Para Athletics and Combined Events, serving as Trials for the World Athletics Championships.
Post-event survey
Let us know what you thought of the event! Please take a few minutes to complete the post-event survey here, your input is greatly appreciated.
Picture gallery
More than 18,000 photos that were taken at the event! Visit the Athlete Pic website to view, download and purchase pictures from the 2022 Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships.
Event details
Registration is now closed. Click here to see the final list of entries.
FINAL schedule posted – as of June 26 @ 1:25 p.m.
- U20 M/W & M/W 200m medal ceremony moved to 3:10 p.m.
Advancement – Subject to change following the conclusion of seeding.
Jumps Progressions – as of June 24th
The scratch deadline for the 2022 championships is listed below. Scratches must be received by 6PM PT the day prior to the event being scratched. Scratches can be submitted to scratches@athletics.ca or to the TIC. The chart below outlines the deadline for each day.
Competition Date | Scratch Deadline |
Wednesday June 22 | Tuesday June 21 6PM PT |
Thursday June 23 | Wednesday June 22 6PM PT |
Friday June 24 | Thursday June 23 6PM PT |
Saturday June 25 | Friday June 24 6PM PT |
Sunday June 26 | Saturday June 25 6PM PT |
Ticket Information
Tickets are on sale now for the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships. Click on one of the ticket options below or on the ‘TICKETS’ button above to buy yours today!
For group ticket inquiries, please submit your requests to Joanne Bertolini.
Event Schedule
Full event schedule – as of June 26th @ 1:25 p.m.
- U20 M/W & M/W 200m medal ceremony moved to 3:10 p.m.
*This schedule is FINAL.
Para Advancements
Para Track results
- First across the line in finals for medals.
- All the wheelchair racers will be grouped together.
- All the Ambulatory racers will be grouped together
- Heat to finals:
- Wheelchair racing will be top 3 from each heat and the next two fastest times.
- Ambulatory will be top 2 from the heats and the next fastest to fill the lanes for the final
Para Field results
- Throws athletes be grouped with ambulatory throwers competing together and seated athletes competing together.
- The medals will be awarding using the World Para Athletics point score calculator.
Event venue & Site map
The Bell Canadian Track & Field Championship will take place at McLeod Athletics Park, located in the Township of Langley, BC., from June 23 – 26, 2022. The primary event entrance to McLeod Park can be found at 21405 56 Ave, Langley, BC V2Y 2N1.
Printable PDF copy can be found here.
Family Day at Mcleod Athletic Park
BC Athletics are hosting RJTW sessions today and tomorrow in the FanZone. Several activities including: face painting (12pm-5pm), balloon modelling (4pm-8pm), and much more!
Schedule:
- Saturday: 11AM – 8PM
- Sunday: 11AM – 3PM
Event Merchandise
Event merchandise apparel – Price list
The merchandise tent will be open during these below dates and times:
• Thursday June 23: (9:30am – 2:30pm), (4:30pm – 8pm)
• Friday June 24: (9:30am – 2:30pm), (4:30pm – 9:30pm)
• Saturday June 25: (9:30am – 2:30pm), (4:30pm – 9:30pm)
• Sunday June 26: (9:30am – 1:30pm), (2:30pm – 6pm)
Public Transit to Mcleod Athletic Park
For all those who wish to travel by public transport to Mcleod Athletic Park from Vancouver, please refer to the travel plan below:
- Skytrain Expo Line to Surrey Central Station
- 503 bus to SB 216 St @ 5300 Block
- 10 min walk to McLeod Athletic Park
- 21405 56 Ave, Langley, BC V2Y 2N1
For more details on public transport to and from Mcleod Athletic Park, please refer to Translink’s Trip Planner.
Event Parking
Parking at McLeod Park is extremely limited so carpooling is strongly encouraged. Single occupancy vehicles are asked to park at Kwantlen University and take the free shuttle to McLeod Park.
Printable PDF copy can be found here.
If you are an event participant (official or athlete) and require wheelchair accessible parking, please contact para@athletics.ca.
Volunteer Opportunities
For all interested parties who wish to volunteer at the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships, please follow this link for further information on registration.
For more details on volunteer opportunities at the T&F Championships, please contact Adam Marshall at CanadianNationalsVolunteers@gmail.com.
Media Information
Athletics Canada is hosting a media availability hour at the Bell Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley, B.C. on Wednesday, June 22 at 2 p.m. PST. All members of the media registered and accredited for the championship are welcome, and are requested to send an email to Caroline Sharp (caroline.sharp@athletics.ca) to confirm their attendance by Tuesday, June 21st at 12:00 PST.
The following athletes will be available for interviews in the mixed zone of the event’s competition venue, McLeod Athletic Park: Alysha Newman, Pierce Lepage, Marissa Papaconstantinou, Jerome Blake, John Gay, and Nate Riech. Athletics Canada High Performance Director Simon Nathan and Paralympic Performance Lead Carla Nicholls will also be in attendance.
For more information, contact:
Caroline Sharp
National Teams Communications Specialist
Caroline.Sharp@athletics.ca
(613) 323-5605
Coaching Passes
- Coaching Passes are designed to allow an athlete’s coach access to specified areas that may include: the stadium, warm-up area and/or practice track for the purpose of preparing for competition and access to seating in the competition venue in order to support your athlete.
- Credentials are non-transferrable, and each coach will only be allowed to receive a maximum of one credential per category.
- Coaching passes demonstrate that the individual has completed the required training, certification, screening, and safe sport education.
- Earn a Professional Development (PD) point with coaching pass when attending the championships.
Requirements:
Club coach certified status (or Performance Coach trained, or Performance Coach certified) status.
- Current (2022) member of an Athletics Canada member branch and provide a valid NCCP # to receive accreditation.
- Non-Canadian coaches need to contact Andrew Cameron (acameron@athletics.ca) to register. Non-Canadian coaches must be registered with their respective national governing body.
IST Pass
Registration for an IST pass can be found here.
Training Session
Below you will find information regarding designated training session for all interested athletes at McLeod Athletic Park.
- Monday, June 20th – McLeod Athletic Park will be closed for event preparation.
- Tuesday, June 21st – McLeod Athletic Park will be closed for event preparation.
- Wednesday, June 22nd – Open for training between 12:00 p.m. (PST) and 6:00 p.m. (PST). ***Note the last shuttle leaves McLeod Athletic Park at 4:15pm. Athletes who choose to train at the facility after the departure of the last shuttle will need to arrange their own transportation back to their place of accommodation.
- Lanes 1-3 of the track will be designated to wheelchair racers.
- Hammer/Discus Cage (12:00pm – 6:00pm)
- Hammer Practice: 12:00pm – 1:30pm; 4:00pm – 5:00pm
- Discus Practice: 1:30pm – 3:00pm; 5:00pm – 6:00pm
- Para Throws Cage – 3:00pm – 4:00pm (Note there are additional throwing platforms located across 58th avenue for use throughout the weekend).
- ***Note the last shuttle leaves McLeod Athletic Park at 4:15pm. Athletes who choose to train at the facility after the departure of the last shuttle will need to arrange their own transportation back to their place of accommodation.
- Javelin (12:00pm – 6:00pm)
- Long Throwers (Over 60m) are asked to schedule their Practice Throws between 3-4pm to avoid conflicts with the Hammer/Discus Sector.
- Thursday, June 23rd – Hammer/Discus cage will be open for training between 6:00pm and 8:00pm
- Hammer Practice: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
- Discus Practice: 7:00pm – 8:00pm
***Walnut Grove Secondary school is open to the public and available for use throughout the week. Note that there is no equipment onsite.
Athlete bib pick-up will also be available on June 22nd between 12:00 p.m. (PST) and 4:00 p.m. (PST). Athletes can present themselves at the Technical Information Center (North side of the facility) to pick up their competition bibs. More info on athlete bib-pickup below.
Athlete Bib pick-up
Athletes can pick up their competition bibs at Mcleod Athletic Park during the designated times below.
June 22nd
- Location: Technical Information Center – North-West side of the MAP facility
- Time: 12:00 p.m. (PST) to 4:00 p.m. (PST)
June 23rd-26th
- Location: Lacrosse Box (Accreditation tent) – entrance of MAP
- Time: Starting at 7:30 a.m.
Each athlete will receive two competition bibs; one with their name and one with a number. All athletes must wear the name bib on their chest, and the number bib on their back, except in jumping events where only the name bib may be worn either on the chest or back and in wheelchair racing events where the bib is worn on the back of the racing chair. For seated throws, there will also be an additional number provided to be placed on the throwing chair. Bib numbers will be distributed during the registration process. Hip numbers will be provided in the Call Room.
Para Classification
Race Walk
- 1,000m loop
The 10K, 20K and 35K Race Walking Championship events will take place on the evening of Wednesday, June 22, 2022 and will be held at Mission Raceway Park, located in Mission, BC.
Shuttle transportation will be provided to and from Mission Raceway. The shuttle will depart at 2:00 p.m. from Mcleod Athletic Park to Mission Raceway. The shuttle will return to Mcleod Athletic Park after the race walking events are completed.
The course has a valid international course measurement certificate and a minimum of three (3) international or regional race walk judges will be on duty for the competition results to be valid:
- Entry standards
- Legal head lists
- World Rankings
- National and world records
Shuttle service
Shuttle service to and from the meet hotels and Mcleod Athletic Park will be available for athletes, coaches and officials from June 22nd to June 26th.
- Departing at Mcleod Athletic Park
- Holiday Inn
- Sandman Hotel
- Sandman Signature
- Trinity Western University
- Comfort Inn & Suites
- Days Inn & Suites
- Coast Langley City Hotel
- KPU parking lot
- Ramada Inn
- Hampton Inn
- Best Western
There will be a verification of accreditation.
- Athletes – please have your competition bib in hand for verification before entering the shuttle transport.
- Coaches – please have your Coach pass in hand for verification before entering the shuttle transport.
- Officials – please have your Official pass in hand for verification before entering the shuttle transport.
Any questions, please contact Leslie Scholtens lesliescholtens@gmail.com
Shuttle Service - Abbotsford Airport
Airport Shuttle Service (Abbotsford Airport)
Please fill out and submit the Shuttle Service request form by June 17th. Should you have any questions regarding the shuttle service to and from the Abbotsford Airport and the Meet Hotels, please contact Leslie Scholtens by email or phone number: 604-825-1516.
This Request Form is Closed
Shuttle Service – Wheelchair accessible transport for athletes & coaches
Accessible transport service for athletes and coaches to and from Mcleod Athletic Park and the meet hotels.
This Request Form is closed.
Please fill out and submit the request form by June 17th.
Medical Services
A medical team will provide the necessary healthcare for the participants and spectators at the Canadian Championships. The organizing committee is responsible for providing medical services and facilities for the Championships. Health care and sports medicine services will be provided.
Medical services will include the following:
- Track side medical personnel throughout the event.
- A medical area where medical personnel/services will be available.
- An area for Athletics Canada’s Integrated Support Team (access will be restricted to CAPP athletes, carded athletes, and athletes selected for the 2022 World Championships Team).
Athletes or Team who wish to bring their own medical staff may use the tents available on the grass field located to the south of the facility. Space is made available on a first come first serve basis.
Registration
Registration is now CLOSED.
The deadline to register for the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships was Monday, June 13th at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Accommodation Information
Athletics Canada is pleased to announce our partnership with HTG Sports as our exclusive travel partner for the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships. The success of our event relies on the combination of dedicated volunteers and established partnerships with our sponsors. Those clubs/athletes requiring hotel accommodations are asked to book only through HTG Sports. HTG Sports has secured blocks at participating host hotels so be sure to contact them early to book your rooms. We thank you in advance for your support.
Technical Information
- There will be no technical meeting. All information will be available online. Technical questions should be submitted to maxim.chiasson@athletics.ca, no later than June 21st, 2022.
- If an athlete does not scratch and does not present themselves to their event, they will be disqualified from the remainder of the Championships (unless medical documentation is provided). More on scratch deadline in next section.
- Implements will be made available by the organizing committee. Personal implements will also be allowed, provided they are checked-in three hours prior to the event, pass inspection, and are made available to all other competitors until the end of the event. Personal Implements for morning sessions must be checked in the night before.
- Weights and Measures Hours
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- Wednesday
- 3:00PM – 6:30PM
- Thursday
- 8:00AM – 2:00PM
- 4:00PM – 7:30PM
- Friday
- 9:00AM – 1:00PM
- 4:00PM – 7:30PM
- Saturday
- 8:30AM – 2:00PM
- 4:00PM – 7:30PM
- Sunday
- 9:00AM – 1:00PM
- Wednesday
- Each athlete will receive two competition bibs; one with their name and one with a number. All athletes must wear the name bib on their chest, and the number bib on their back, except in jumping events where only the name bib may be worn either on the chest or back and in wheelchair racing events where the bib is worn on the back of the racing chair For seated throws, there will also be an additional number provided to be placed on the throwing chair. Bib numbers will be distributed during the registration process. Hip numbers will be provided in the Call Room.
- The Technical Information Centre (TIC) will be located at North End of McLeod Stadium and will serve as the link between the organizing committee and athletes/coaches.
- Athletes and coaches will pick up their registration package at the McLeod Sportbox located outside of the stadium on 57a ave.
- Questions that arise throughout the Championships will be answered at the TIC.
- All protests must be filed at the TIC.
- Results and start lists will be available online to minimize paper. A hard copy of the results will be posted in the TIC. Additional paper copies will be made available at the TIC if necessary.
- Official results will be available on the Championships website.
- In the event of weather-related concerns, the decision to suspend competition will be at the discretion of the Championships executive team, made up of the Meet Director, Competition Director, and Technical Delegate.
- All 4x400m Relays will be run with a 3 turn stagger. Rationale: To simulate conditions at International Championships.
Please note some events do not have qualifying sections listed in the schedule due to historically lower entry numbers than would be required to hold a qualification round. Should these events have sufficient entries this year, a qualification round may be added on Thursday, June 23 for those athletes who have not achieved the entry standard.
Scratch Deadline
The scratch deadline for the 2022 championships is listed below. Scratches must be received by 6PM PT the day prior to the event being scratched. Scratches can be submitted to scratches@athletics.ca or to the TIC. The chart below outlines the deadline for each day.
Competition Date | Scratch Deadline |
Wednesday June 22 | Tuesday June 21 6PM PT |
Thursday June 23 | Wednesday June 22 6PM PT |
Friday June 24 | Thursday June 23 6PM PT |
Saturday June 25 | Friday June 24 6PM PT |
Sunday June 26 | Saturday June 25 6PM PT |
Protests and appeals
As referenced in the 2022 World Athletics Technical Rules book
Protests
8.3 Any protest shall be made orally to the Referee by an athlete, by someone acting on their behalf or by an official representative of a team. Such person or team may protest only if they are competing in the same round of the event to which the protest (or subsequent appeal) relates (or are competing in a competition in which a team points score is being conducted). To arrive at a fair decision, the Referee should consider any available evidence which they think necessary, including a film or picture produced by an official video recorder, or any other available video evidence. The Referee may decide on the protest or may refer the matter to the Jury of Appeal. If the Referee makes a decision, there shall be a right of appeal to the Jury. Where the Referee is not accessible or available, the protest should be made to them through the Technical Information Centre.
8.5 In a Field Event, if an athlete makes an immediate oral protest against having a trial judged as a failure, the Referee of the event may, if they are in any doubt, order that the trial be measured and the result recorded, in order to preserve the rights of all concerned. If the protested trial occurred:
- 8.5.1 during the first three rounds of trials of a horizontal Field Event in which more than eight athletes are competing, and the athlete would advance to any subsequent rounds of trials only if the protest or subsequent appeal was upheld; or
- 8.5.2in a vertical Field Event, where the athlete would advance to a higher height only if the protest or subsequent appeal is upheld,
the Referee may, if they are in any doubt, allow the athlete to continue competing “under protest” to preserve the rights of all concerned.
Appeals
8.7 An appeal to the Jury of Appeal must be made within 30 minutes:
- 8.7.1 of the official announcement of the amended result of an event arising from the decision made by the Referee; or
- 8.7.2 of the advice being given to those making the protest, where there is no amendment of any result.
It shall be in writing, signed by the athlete, by someone acting on their behalf or by an official representative of a team and shall be accompanied by a deposit of $50 CAD which will be forfeited if the appeal is not allowed. Such athlete or team may appeal only if they are competing in the same round of the event to which the appeal relates (or are competing in a competition on which a team points score is being conducted).
Note: The relevant Referee shall, after their decision on a protest, immediately inform the TIC of the time of the decision. If the Referee was unable to communicate this orally to the relevant team(s) /athlete (s), the official time of the announcement will be that of posting of the amended result or of the decision at the TIC.
Entry Standards
The entry standards can be found below.
Those without standard, Olympic stream only, will need to advance through the qualifier portion of the Championships or, in the case of timed finals, will be seeded based on seed time.
- There are no entry standards for the Heptathlon and Decathlon events.
- There are no standards for Para athletics events; however, all competitors must be classified at the time of entry or will go through the classification process (more details can be found below) on June 21 & 22, 2022 if this is their first time attending the Canadian Championships.
Athlete Eligibility
Athletes must be a 2022 Athletics Canada member to enter the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships. All athletes must be citizens of Canada and eligible to represent Canada in international competition. Non-citizens who are Athletics Canada members are welcome to compete but will not be declared Canadian Champions and receive a medal, award, or financial recognition. Non-Canadians that enter cannot displace a Canadian in a final. In the case of certain field events, an extra Canadian athlete may be taken to extend the field. If you do not have a 2022 membership, please complete a membership application first with your Provincial/Territorial branch.
Athletes may compete a maximum of one age category up at Athletics Canada National Championships except for Under-16 Championships. For example, Under-18 aged athletes may move up and compete in National Under-20 Championships and Under-20 aged athletes may move up and compete in the Open/Senior National Championships.
For rules relating to eligibility to compete in a Canadian Championships, please refer to Athletics Canada’s Technical Rules
Entry Qualification Process
All Athletics Canada members in good standing are eligible to register for the Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships. Athletes who have made the entry standard, within the qualifying period, will automatically advance to the championship portion of the competition. Athletes without the entry standard will compete in the qualification round in order to advance to the championship. There will be at least one spot available per event for athletes to advance from the qualifiers into the championships.
There are no entry standards for Para athletics competition. Competition is open to all members provided they are Nationally classified at the time of competition. Wherever possible, Para sport classes will be combined to create the most competitive environment for athletes.
Eligibility of Entry Performances
Athlete performances will be pulled directly from the Athletics Canada Rankings system. Only performances listed in the Athletics Canada Rankings system will be eligible for entry into the Championships. If you have any questions regarding the ranking system, please contact results@athletics.ca.
Qualifying period for performances
Qualifying performances must appear in Athletics Canada’s online rankings. The qualifying period is January 1, 2021, to June 19, 2022. If entry performances cannot be found, the entry may be refused.
Anti-Doping
Doping control procedures will be in place according to AC/CCES policies.
Warm-up
Athletes will enter McLeod Athletic Park via the athlete entrance from the parking lot off of 56 Ave. Competing athletes will have their uniform, spikes, and equipment checked again at the call room. Athletes have the option of warming up on the warm-up track and/or grass field located to the south of the facility. Athletes may also warm-up outside of the facility but must remember to bring their credential if exiting McLeod Athletic Park. Wheelchair racers may use the competition track for warm up before the morning sessions or during the afternoon track breaks. Note that only accredited coaches will be allowed in the warm-up areas.
Call Room
All athletes must present themselves to the first call room according to the scheduled check-in times as noted below. Athletes who fail to appear on time in the call room without a valid reason (i.e., medical certificate) may be excluded from participating in this and all further events in the Championships, including relays. Coaches are not allowed to enter the Call Room.
Athletes’ Call Room reporting times will be according to the following schedule. All times are prior to the scheduled start time of the event (and not the heat number):
Events | Call Room opens (minutes) |
Call Room closes (minutes) |
Entry to stadium |
Track events | 30 | 20 | 10 |
High jump | 60 | 50 | 40 |
Pole vault | 80 | 70 | 60 |
Other field events | 50 | 40 | 30 |
Relays | 35 | 25 | 10 |
Seated Throws | All seated throws athletes are required to report directly to their competition venue. Call room judges will meet them at the venue. Open 30 minutes before and close 20 minutes before the start of the competition |
Call Room officials will check the following in accordance with AC rules:
- Bib numbers
- Shoes and spikes
- Wheelchairs and seated throws chairs
- Uniforms
- Note: In accordance with National Team policies, athletes are not permitted to wear Team Canada uniforms during the Championships. Club/branch or sponsor uniforms only.
- In the interest of time, we recommend open or cinch bags or bags with limited pockets/zippers. Bags will be inspected to ensure that they do not contain any of the prohibited items listed below.
Items that will NOT be permitted beyond the Call Room:
- Electronic devices
- Cell phones, video/audio players, cameras, radio transmitters, etc.
- Medications (unless accompanied by a doctor’s note and TUE)
Relay Teams
Relay forms must be completed and submitted to the TIC by 11AM on the day of the relay.
Vaccination Policy
Athletics Canada has updated its policy to follow the latest public health guidelines in place in the jurisdiction hosting the organization’s events, activities, or meetings.
Effective immediately, all athletes, coaches, officials, spectators, volunteers, media, event staff and contractors on site for an Athletics Canada event or activity will be required to comply with local public health guidelines.
For more details, please visit the news release here.