Amateur Sports
All About The Future
Some Athletes were unveiled today in Toronto after a two-day orientation camp during which they received financial literacy, media, sport leadership and life skills training.
They also had unprecedented access to current and former Canadian elite-level athlete mentors.
Representing the future of sport in Canada, the athletes come from small towns and big cities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia and the Northwest Territories, reflecting our nation’s vast geography and cultural diversity.
Ranging in age from 15 to 52, CIBC Team Next includes 16 para-athletes, as well as two athletes of Aboriginal descent.
The program represents each of the 51 sports and disciplines in the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games—from boccia, cycling and para-archery to ten-pin bowling, swimming and wheelchair basketball.
“We look forward to cheering on these athletes every step of the way as they train to represent Canada on the world stage,” said Richard Nesbitt, Chief Operating Officer, CIBC. “As Lead Partner of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, we designed the CIBC Team Next program to create a lasting sports legacy in Canada.
We want to equip our next generation of athletes with the kind of support they need to reach their goals in sport and in life.”