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Burnaby athletes bring home hardware from 2024 BC Summer Games

Nearly 100 athletes, coaches and officials represented Burnaby in Maple Ridge.
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Burnaby triathlete Advaith Iyer won three medals from the 2024 BC Summer Games.

Numerous Burnaby athletes, coaches and officials have new hardware to hang at home after successful BC Summer Games performances. 

The 33rd version of the biannual games was held in Maple Ridge from July 17 to 21 and featured 22 different sports. 

Burnaby athletes brought home four gold medals in individual events, seven silver and seven bronze.

Team events that involved Burnaby athletes saw 13 gold medals won, nine silver and four bronze. 

Burnaby's Advaith Iyer was also one of 16 athletes to win a $1,000 bursary for leadership in sports.

Gold medallists included: 

  • Sebastian Gutierrez Duarte - 300 metres (track and field) 
  • Jaylin Jones - 400 metres (Special Olympics, track and field) 
  • Sylvie Horychun - Artistic swimming
  • Nevaeh Mann - Girls wrestling (47 kg class) 
  • Nehal Nidesh Challa - Canoe/Kayak
  • Jaylin Jones - (Special Olympics, mixed 4 x 100 metre relay)
  • Jaylin Jones (Special Olympics, mixed 4 x 400 metre relay) 
  • Jaylin Jones (Special Olympics, male 400 metres) 
  • Caleb Phillips (Special Olympics. mixed 4 x 400 metre relay) 
  • Mike Bopp - Boys basketball
  • Nathanael Osei-Boadu - Boys basketball
  • Miguel Samson - Boys basketball
  • Nolan Ellis - Boys basketball
  • Leonardo Stehling - Boys soccer
  • Jayden Parr-Pearson - Boys soccer
  • Alaa Masood - Boys soccer
  • Demetrio Vadala - Boys soccer
  • Giordano Tropeano - Boys soccer
  • Nathan Herfst - Boys volleyball
  • Gus Hall - Boys volleyball
  • Amber Lau - Girls volleyball
  • Silvano Bolognese - Mixed wrestling
  • Rylie Chew - Mixed wrestling
  • Kai Pare - Mixed wrestling
  • Nevaeh Mann - Mixed wrestling
  • Silviano Bolognese - Mixed dual wrestling
  • Rylie Chew - Mixed dual wrestling
  • Kai Pare - Mixed dual wrestling
  • Spencer White - Field lacrosse
  • Ella Lancashire - Canoe/kayak
  • Nehal Nidesh Challa - Canoe/kayak
  • Mathew Lancashire - Canoe/kayak
  • Hanna Chrzanowska - Swmming, mixed 4 x 50 metre relay

Silver medallists included:

  • Jaylin Jones - (Special Olympics, male 100 metres, track and field)
  • Jaylin Jones - (Special Olympics, male 200 metres, track and field) 
  • Jaylin Jones - (Special Olympics, male long jump) 
  • Jaylin Jones - (Special Olympics, male shot put)
  • Advaith Iyer - Triathalon, boys 14-15 years Dualathlon
  • Advaith Iyer - Triathalon, boys 14-15 F1 Triathalon
  • Nehal Nidesh Challa - Canoe/kayak 
  • Ellie Walton - Girls 4 x 100 metre relay (track and field) 
  • Sebastian Gutierrez Duarte - Boys 4 x 100 metre relay (track and field) 
  • Lauren Lau - Girls basketball
  • Matthew Cabeca - Mixed box lacrosse
  • Marcellus Dente - Mixed box lacrosse
  • Andrew Macaraeg - Mixed box lacrosse
  • Rocco Sandini - Mixed box lacrosse
  • Natalie Ooi - Artistic swimming
  • Sylvie Horychun - Artistic swimming
  • Yolande Fan - Artistic swimming
  • Yingyi Chen - Artistic swimming
  • Talia Ng - Artistic swimming
  • Katherine Akoung - Girls 3x3 basketball
  • Ava Zarin - Girls 3x3 basketball
  • Malaya Hachlaf - Girls 3x3 basetkball
  • Caleb Tang - Mixed ultimate

Bronze medalists included: 

  • Advaith Iyer - Boys 14-15 years Aquathlon
  • Caleb Phillips - (Special Olympics, male long jump) 
  • Caleb Phillips - (Special Olympics, male 400 metres, track and field) 
  • Caleb Phillips - (Special Olympics, male shot put) 
  • Caleb Phillips - (Special Olympics, male 100 metres, track and field)
  • Ayden Leung - Boys javelin
  • Sylvie Horychun - Artistic swimming
  • Jillian Sloane - (Swimming-Paralympics, mixed 50 metres freestyle) 
  • Jillian Sloane - (Swimming-Paralympics, mixed 100 metres freestyle)
  • Talia Ng - Artistic swimming
  • Yolande Fan - Artistic swimming
  • Nehal Nidesh Challa - Canoe/kayak 
  • Ella Lancashire - Canoe/kayak
  • Luke Yang - Canoe/kayak
  • Dennis Strashenko - Canoe/kayak
  • Parker Tillman - Boys 3x3 basketball