Paris 2024: Canadian marathoners Elmore, Levins earn early nominations

TORONTO – Malindi Elmore and Cam Levins are headed to Paris this summer.

Athletics Canada has announced that two marathoners have received early nominations to represent Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This will be the third time that both athletes will participate in the Olympics.

Elmore, who hails from Kelowna, made his Olympic debut in the 1,500m at the 2004 Athens Games and retired in 2012 before returning to compete in the 2019 marathon.

The 43-year-old achieved the Olympic qualifying standard with a best time of two hours 23 minutes 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon last September. Elmore finished ninth at the 2020 Tokyo Games, Canada's second-best finish in the women's marathon.

Levins debuted in the 5,000 and 10,000 at the 2012 London Olympics.

The Black Creek native made his marathon debut in 2018, breaking Jerome Drayton's 43-year-old national record, crossing the finish line at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:09:25.

The 34-year-old's personal best of 2:05:36 at the Tokyo Marathon last March helped him meet the qualifying standard and set the American record. Levins finished fourth at the 2022 World Championships.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on February 7, 2024.