PHOTO: Via Blair Crawford/Twitter
UPDATE: The City of Ottawa is hosting a reception for Erica Wiebe at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex on Thursday, August 25 at 7:00pm. All residents are welcome.
Amazing turnout today at the Ottawa Airport to welcome our Olympic champion Erica Wiebe home!
Wiebe won a gold medal last week in women’s 75kg wrestling.
She was greeted not just by hometown fans, but also by Mayor Jim Watson, Stittsville councillor Shad Qadri and Kanata North councillor Marianne Wilkinson.
https://twitter.com/ericawiebe/status/768072909898350592
Welcome home Erica @ericawiebe . We are extremely proud of you! #Olympics2016 #gold
— Sacred Heart H.S. (@SacredHeartHS) August 23, 2016
Congratulations @ericawiebe! The whole City and Country is so proud of you! Honoured to meet you and welcome home! pic.twitter.com/sZWEGcWTJ5
— Jim Watson (@JimWatsonOttawa) August 23, 2016
Gold medalist Erica Wiebe just arrived at Ottawa international Airport! pic.twitter.com/5nT3VlTVgL
— Juliana Giraldo (@gjulianag) August 23, 2016
.@ericawiebe takes a picture with athletes, many from the National Capital Wrestling Club. pic.twitter.com/m2MhXQGBJG
— Andrew Foote (@amkfoote) August 23, 2016
More young fans for Erica #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/Tj3YgRZHXP
— Blair Crawford (@GetBAC) August 23, 2016
Thanks @ottawacity & Stittsville for supporting Gold medalist @ericawiebe and her arrival pic.twitter.com/myuVLauZWw
— Wrestling Canada Lutte (@WrestlingCanada) August 23, 2016
Welcome home to @ericawiebe and her Team Canada teammates – you all made us so proud! #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/00BAwFZ3j5
— Ottawa Airport (@FlyYOW) August 23, 2016
@ericawiebe Welcome home! You are an inspiration. #work-hard-do-great-things pic.twitter.com/wx0porxA0Y
— Ricky Stretch (@rickystretch) August 23, 2016
Welcome home to #yow, @ericawiebe! What a celebration! pic.twitter.com/E9tvaJUt0q
— Omar Sachedina (@omarsachedina) August 23, 2016
Wiebe also had plenty of greetings in her hometown…
Driving into Stittsville today and saw so many signs congratulating @ericawiebe! Your country and city are proud! pic.twitter.com/gWwE32jRbD
— Ms. C. Quinn (@MsCQuinn) August 23, 2016
Mayor Jim Watson said a welcoming party would be held at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex at 7:00 p.m. Thursday. Details are scarce, but he did say an announcement would be made to honour Wiebe.
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