Canadians contribute to Americas team win

Canada’s Mohammed Ahmed and Matt Hughes captured silver medals to help the Americas team to a victory in track and field’s Continental Cup. Ahmed, from St. Catharines, Ont., was second in the men’s 3,000 metres, while Hughes, from Oshawa, Ont., won silver in the men’s 3,000-metre steeplechase. Shawn Barber of Toronto cleared 5.65 metres to finish third in pole vault, and Charles PhilibertThiboutot of Quebec City was fourth in the 1,500. Leading overnight, Team Americas finished on 262 points after winning 18 of the 37 events in the two-day competition, beating defending champion Team Europe (233) by 29 points. Team Asia-Pacific was third at 188 and Team Africa last at 142. The Continental Cup, previously known as the World Cup, gathers four continental teams with two athletes from each team in each event, except the relays.