The Foundation for Athletic Excellence congratulates its student-athletes qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games

Montreal, Monday, July 19, 2021 – The Fondation de l'athlète d'excellence wishes to highlight the hard work, extraordinary perseverance, and exemplary resilience of 51 of its bursary recipients who have officially qualified as members of the Canadian Olympic Team that will participate in the 32st^eModern Olympics from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo.

This list of 51 recipients includes 32 female scholarship holders and 19 male scholarship holders who are or have been supported by the FAEQ and its various scholarship programs and valuable partners on one or more occasions over the years.

What they said:

«I am impressed and inspired by these young people who will finally take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games after so much work, disappointment, hope, and uncertainty following the closure of several training sites in 2020 and the postponement of qualifying competitions to 2021. Our scholarship holders have our full support, respect, and admiration, and we will vibrate with them every step of the way. We wish them to achieve their goals and to keep precious memories and life lessons from the experience.

Martin Lavigne, new president of the FAEQ

«It is very interesting to note that we supported many of them when they were still very young, on the verge of breaking onto the national and international scenes. This clearly demonstrates the relevance of the FAEQ intervening as soon as their talent emerges. Moreover, many of them balance high-level sport, studies, and preparation for their post-athletic careers. We were there and we will be there again, after Tokyo, thanks to our support services when many of them hang up their swimsuits, judogis, or cleats.

Patricia Demers, Executive Director of the FAEQ

Despite the pandemic of the last 16 months, the FAEQ is pleased to be able to confirm that in 2020 and 2021, it will have awarded as many scholarships as in past years—namely $1.5 million in individual scholarships to nearly 525 student-athletes from across Quebec, among young people participating in an Olympic, Paralympic, or RSEQ sport.

Table of the 50 FAEQ scholarship holders qualified for the Tokyo Olympics