On Monday evening, the reigning Olympic decathlon champion, Damian Warner, celebrated his induction into Canada’s Stroll of Fame in entrance of a crowd at Western College’s Thompson Enviornment in his hometown of London, Ont.
Damian Warner being honoured at Western College’s Thompson Enviornment for his induction to Canada’s Stroll of Fame. (video courtesy of @stubbs980) pic.twitter.com/yZIMCY5wJf
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Warner was given the honour in 2021 however the pandemic prevented the Stroll of Fame officers from attending the inductee’s house.
Warner acquired a commemorative reproduction plaque Monday that shines a lightweight on extraordinary Canadian achievers and their successes. On the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Warner grew to become the primary Canadian to win gold within the decathlon, setting a brand new Olympic file of 9,018 factors. He additionally set decathlon bests within the 100m, lengthy bounce and 110m hurdles.
He was chosen as Canada’s flag bearer on the closing ceremonies for the 2020 Olympics and acquired the 2021 Lou Marsh Award, which is given to Canada’s athlete of the 12 months by a panel of journalists.
Warner was humbled by the award and thanked everybody who helped him alongside the best way. “I’ve all the time felt undeserving of what I’ve been capable of accomplish in my profession, and perhaps that’s as a result of it hasn’t been simply me,” wrote Warner on Instagram. “All through my life, I’ve been very lucky to be surrounded by mates, household, coaches, and mentors who’ve supported me and proceed to take action, in order that I get to reside out a dream each single day.”
For being inducted into Canada’s Stroll of Fame, Warner acquired $10,000 to donate to a charity of his alternative, which he selected to separate between Boys & Ladies Membership (BGC) London and KidSport Canada.
In his speech, he thanked town of London as an entire for “enjoying an enormous half” in his life. In response to native London information, the two-time Olympic medallist Stroll of Fame reproduction plaque can be put in at a to-be-determined location within the metropolis.
