Sam in the news

My training regimen is pretty intense,” Sam says. “Nutrition is huge. With USANA, I usually take the HealthPak™ in the morning, and then I’ll have an hour and a half to two hours on the track, and then I’ll have another hour and a half in the weight room. After that, I’ll usually take my shake.

Toronto’s Sarah Wells and Sam Effah moved to first place in The Amazing Race Canada after a successful outing digging for clams at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station

Canadian 100m sprinter Sam Effah and his teammate, Olympian and Pan Am Games silver medallist, hurdler Sarah Wells, have announced they will appear on Season 7 of The Amazing Race Canada

Sam Effah is a mentor in the Classroom Champions program that brings elite athletes together with students to encourage them to dream big and overcome adversity. Ian Duffy reports.

This summer fans across the country tuned into CTV to watch their favourite pairs compete for the title of The Amazing Race Canada. One of the most popular teams was comprised of two Canadian track stars: Olympic 400m hurdler Sarah Wells and 2-time Canadian 100m champion Sam Effah.

The two-time Canadian 100m champion speaks with passion, pride and perseverance as he tells his story of how he battled through the face of adversity to get to where he is now – on the track to his first Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.

Some 2 million viewers tuned in to Season 7 of The Amazing Race Canada this past summer to watch the usual hiking and biking, blistering and bonking that takes place before some lucky team walks off with the $250,000 purse

Athleticism, self motivation and sheer grit is what keeps athlete Sam Effah on track to the podium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.