Anicka Newell may call Texas home year-round, but the province of Saskatchewan and more specifically the city of Saskatoon hold a special place in her heart.
For the third time in her athletics career, Newell will represent Canada and Saskatoon at the Olympics after qualifying in pole vault at Canadian Trials last month.
“I burst into tears, I just fell down and started crying uncontrollably,” said Newell. “Some people don’t even get the opportunity to make one Olympic team, that in and of itself is such a huge feat. To be heading to my third Olympic Games, it sounds crazy to even say out loud.”
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Newell’s third trip to the Olympics comes eight years after making her international debut, which just so happened to come at the 2016 Rio Games where she finished …