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Arjan Bhullar left for Istanbul, Turkey this week to compete at the Senior Wrestling World Championships. The 25-year-old Richmond native is the five-time defending Canadian heavyweight champion who is looking for further success overseas.

A pair if Richmond players had key roles in helping Team B.C. win silver at last weekend's U19 National Field Lacrosse Championships in Burnaby.

Richmond striker earns promotion to Whitecaps FC Reserve Team

The summer swim season came to an impressive end in local waters for the Richmond Kigoos. The Kigoos got to compete in their own backyard as 55 teams from across the B.C.

By day, she is a hard-working student who rarely steps into the gym or onto the field. At night, she is a standout two-sport athlete who manages to juggle a hectic training schedule. "Not many at my school think I even do sports.

Summer Clarke has wasted little time in making an impact for Canada at the international level. The 16-year-old striker from Richmond scored Canada's only goal in a 1-1 draw with Japan in a U17 friendly played on Monday in Carson, California.

A hectic stretch of soccer is continuing this week in California for Summer Clarke. The talented striker from Richmond was one of four provincial team players incited to the national U17 team training camp in Carson, CA.

The Greater Vancouver Canadians have dipped into their rich albeit brief history to add a different dimension to player evaluations for the coming season. The seven-year-old franchise, that has established itself as one of the powerhouses in the B.C.

Richmond rower Colin Schaap wrapped up a busy summer schedule by representing Canada at the recent 2011 World Junior Championships in Eton, England. The regatta also served as a test event for the Eton Dorney 2012 Olympic venue.

Step inside your average fitness centre and you are likely to see all manner of machines designed to make you sweat buckets before you can look good. Chances are you've seen enough "Easy Abs" infomercials to last a lifetime.