US EditionOlympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey
A record 315 athletes registered as organizers scout talent for 15 Olympic sports and offer top performers funding and resources.
- On Saturday, May 2, 2026, hundreds of young athletes gathered at the Cloverdale Agriplex in Surrey for the RBC Training Ground event, competing for scouting opportunities across 15 winter and summer Olympic sports.
- Celebrating its 11th year, the program provides athletes aged 14-25 with speed, strength, power, and endurance testing; manager Andrew Latham reported that 315 athletes registered for the Surrey qualifier.
- RBC Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu attended to encourage participants, with Nurse telling the Now-Leader, "We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limits, they test themselves, and they're here to compete."
- Following these tests, the top 100 athletes from qualifiers across Canada will advance to nationals, where up to 35 successful participants will be granted RBC Future Olympian status, receiving essential funding and resources.
- Last year, Surrey soccer player Adam Scott was identified by scouts from Bobsleigh Skeleton Canada and named to the Canadian Skeleton Next Gen team, exemplifying the program's track record of 28 participants making national teams and 11 competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
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Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey - Creston Valley Advance
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey - Grand Forks Gazette
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey - Northern Sentinel
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
Penticton Western News
Olympians Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu inspire future stars at RBC Training Ground in Surrey
Hundreds of young athletes took part in the free qualifying RBC Training Ground event in Surrey on Saturday (May 2), which gives them the chance to be scouted for 15 different Olympic winter and summer sports. RBC Olympians and training ground ambassadors Sarah Nurse and Harbir Sidhu were onsite and spoke to the athletes before warm-ups began. Nurse told the Now-Leader, “We take young athletes, and they come, and they push themselves to the limi…
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