VIDEO: Melissa Bishop, Damian Warner get standing ovation at music awards show
Two of Canada's Olympians, Melissa Bishop and Damian Warner, were welcomed with a standing ovation at the Canadian Country Music Association awards show.
Olympians Melissa Bishop and Damian Warner were at the Canadian Country Music Association awards show in London, Ont. on the weekend and received a warm welcome. The pair, invited to the awards show to introduce a performer, were received with a standing ovation from the southern Ontario crowd.
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The Olympians are two of Canada’s top athletes and both are coming off strong performances in Rio. Warner won bronze in the decathlon, an event with 10 disciplines, and Bishop finished fourth in the women’s 800m in a national record of 1:57.02. The two are Nike-sponsored athletes and two-time Olympians.
At the London-hosted awards show, Bishop and Warner introduced Canadian country music artist and former professional hockey player Chad Brownlee. The 32-year-old Kelowna, B.C. native won a CCMA award in 2011 as a rising star.
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Bishop was busy on the weekend as on Sept. 11, Melissa Bishop Day in her hometown of Eganville, Ont., there was a parade to welcome the Olympian home. The following morning at 6 a.m. Bishop made the six-hour drive south to London with Brownlee. She lives and trains in Windsor, Ont. under coach Dennis Fairall.
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Warner on the other hand, lives and trains in London so he had less of a commute to Budweiser Gardens. The 2016 show was the first time the Canadian Country Music Association awards show were held in London.
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