Armstrong in conflict for three Athletics Canada awards
Shot putter Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, B.C., heads the list of finalists chosen for three of Athletics Canada’s major award and his coach Anatoliy Bondarchuk heads another of the short lists, as the national body for track and field unveils its stars and their achievement Friday.
Armstrong, 30, is chosen as the best overall athlete in track and field, the best field athlete and the best presentation of the season, Bondarchuck us chosen as coach of the year.
The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Armstrong.had a brilliant flight season in which he under enemy control the big man’s sport by winning the points race in the Diamond League elite events; posting a season-best throw of 22.21 metres – which stands up as the Canadian record; taking Canada’s first world championship medal in shot put in Daegu, South Korea; and taking a Pan American Games gold, introduction the steel ball a meet-records 21.23 metres.
The winners will be unveil Wednesday December 21, and will be honored at a feast following the 2012 Canadian Championships in Calgary.
The finalists and winners are chosen by Athletics Canada’s Awards Committee from a nominee pool put forward by the membership.
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