Olympian and Londoner Damian Warner to be honoured with Hometown Stars celebration
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Dubbed the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” London, Ont.’s very own gold medal Olympian Damian Warner will be honoured next Monday with a Canada’s Walk of Fame Hometown Stars event at Western University.
Dubbed the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” London, Ont.’s very own gold medal Olympian Damian Warner will be honoured next Monday with a Canada’s Walk of Fame Hometown Stars event at Western University.
According to a press release from Canada’s Walk of Fame, on Nov. 14 and in honour of his induction to Canada’s Walk of Fame last year, Warner will be celebrated at none other than his long-standing training facility at Western University.
The free event will kick off at 11:15 a.m. at Western’s Thompson Arena and will feature Warner as the guest of honour, and will include special guests, a commemorative plaque unveiling, a musical performance and more.
Warner took home the decathlon gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games — marking Canada’s first gold medal in the sporting competition. It also set a record where Warner became the fourth man ever to break the 9,000 point mark.
Throughout his 12-year career, the London athlete has broken the Canadian record five times and won nine national championships.
Warner has also won five World Championship medals and has taken home the gold at Olympic, Commonwealth and Pan-Am Games.