Ryder Hesjedal Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 16:19:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Ryder Hesjedal Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Christine Sinclair Is Canada’s Outstanding Athlete For 2012 https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/12/19/2-christine-sinclair-is-canadas-outstanding-athlete-for-2012/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:21:08 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=8543 Women’s soccer superstar Christine Sinclair has won the 2012 Lou Marsh Award.

The award is given out each year to Canada’s outstanding athlete. She is the first soccer player to win the award.

Sinclair, 29, is from Burnaby, British Columbia; she is captain of Canada’s women’s soccer team.

She led Canada to a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

She played a spectacular tournament, scoring an Olympic-record-setting six goals.

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