25th annual Breakfast of Champions honours Hamilton athletics

Hamilton’s athletes, teams and coaches are being celebrated for their accomplishments Monday morning at the 25th annual Breakfast of Champions.

The event starts at 8 a.m. and there are expected to be around 500 local athletes and VIP guests in attendance.

The event is hosted by former Hamilton Tiger-Cat Pete Dyakowski once again.

The keynote speaker this year is Kevin Rempel, a 2013 sledge hockey world champion and 2014 Sochi Paralympic bronze medalist.

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Monday’s event recognizes the accomplishments of those who competed at the provincial, national and international levels – all while representing Hamilton.

One athlete being recognized is Hunter Buesink, who is only getting a high performance award, but is a World Ninja Athlete Games champion.

Some of the awards are for excellence, perseverance and youth leadership.

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