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Champions were crowned at the first-ever in-person Canadian Ninja League (CNL) National Finals that wrapped up after three days of competition at 黑马磁力 Events Centre on Sunday, Oct. 10.

Two hundred and 45 competitors 鈥� as young as six years old up and all the way to adult professional divisions 鈥� from four different provinces battled for not only national bragging rights, but also for coveted berths to the 2023 World Ninja League Championships set for Greensboro, North Carolina.

Among the top finishers, Albertans Stephen Ling and Brynn Friesen took first in the pro categories.

Ling, a top-ranked Canadian Ninja competitor and coach, finished eight obstacles with only two fails in the pro men鈥檚 event final, while Friesen, a coach and former pole vaulter on the national Canadian track and field team, completed four in the women鈥檚 event.

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Sylas Snider and Kody O鈥橞rien were second and third among pro men, while Summer Dirckx and Meaghan Straathof took silver and bronze in the women鈥檚.

Sharon Brown-John completed seven obstacles to take the masters women title, while Tchad Toussant won masters men with six.

It was the third year for the Canadian Ninja League, but the first time they have hosted a full national championships, and Ryan Chow was thrilled with the weekend.

鈥淲hat a fantastic weekend this was,鈥� said Chow, the co-founder of the CNL alongside his brother Michael. 鈥淭his is a massive steppingstone for our sport, and we are looking to grow this even more.鈥�

There were three different rigs for the competitors, each specially-designed for the different age groups and genders.

鈥淓very single time you host an event, the kids surprise you. You put these meticulously hard challenges in front of them and parents tell you they are not even possible, but time after time, the kids come out and prove everybody wrong,鈥� Chow said.

The weekend would not have been possible, however, without a massive number of volunteers.

鈥淚t takes a village to do something like this,鈥� he said of the swarm of volunteers, which exceeded more than 100.

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RESULTS (Age group: First, second and third place)

6-8 Girls: Claire Norris, Emily Toye, Ava Sihota

6-8 Boys: Salem Steele, Thomas Pridham, Bradyn Kingma

9-10 Girls: Melody O鈥橞rien, Kallee Elliott, Kenzi Gobhai-Rayner

9-10 Boys: Hunter Buesink, Jackson Rycroft, Zaiden Laurie

11-12 Girls: Maelle DePape, Lily Brown-John, Braylynn Mandich-Sinasac

11-12 Boys: Oliver Ashley, Jaxson Ross, Tanner Eidt

13-14 Girls: Nora Brown-John, Talya Francis, Maara Bryson

13-14 Boys: Owen Mitchelson, Rory Jago, Aidan Thomas

15-17 Girls: Nia Cherdarchuk, Emma Vaartstra, Sameera Moffatt

15-17 Boys: Zach Toussaint, Spencer O鈥橞rien, Drew Klein

Amateur Women: Cassie Peake, Rylee Danchuk-Little, Alison Ropp

Amateur Men: Jeremy Johnson, Tyler Hamilton, Jacob Ariss

Masters Women: Sharon Brown-John, Alma Chan, Monica Micek

Masters Men: Tchad Toussaint, Lucas Rycroft, Dennis Magtoto

Pro Women: Brynn Friesen, Summer Dirckx, Meaghan Straathof

Pro Men: Stephen Ling, Sylas Snider, Kody O鈥橞rien

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