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Hazelton runner to head to Tokyo Olympics
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Regan Yee of Hazelton will be representing Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She was confirmed to be heading to the Olympics on Saturday (July 3) after she set a new Canadian record during the Olympic Trials in Montreal.
Yee completed the 3,000 metre steeplechase with a time of 9:27:54.
According to Yee, in 2016 there was an opportunity to make the Canadian Olympic Team but she made fourth during the Olympic Trials.
She said beating the Olympic Qualifying time was a surreal moment and that her coach knew she could beat the record.
“He told me before the race run without fear, get out there, be brave and go and do your thing and don’t worry, don’t stress about the times, just go out there and run hard, so that was a huge weight off my shoulders and I went out there and did what I do every day at practice,” Yee said.