Hey my name is Philip Osei, and i am a 24 year old Canadian national track and field team member. I compete in the 400m dash, and I’m currently ranked # 1 in the country.

This past June, I participated in the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto in the 400m, and also the 4X400m relay. Unfortunately, I didn't make it past the semifinals for both events. I didn't compete to the best of my possibilities; with a personal best of 45.51 seconds, and a season best of 45.80 - I was only able to run 46.80 in the semis, which made me ineligible for the finals.

After putting my Pan Am experience behind me, the following week I was named to join the NACAC senior team in Costa Rica. Going into competition I was determined to make a statement and that's exactly what I did. I set a new personal best time of 45.23 seconds! Hitting the Olympic standard, which made me adequate to run next year in the 2016 Rio Olympics. I'm proud to also say my recent performance is also the third fastest time ran by a Canadian.

Still considered a newbie to the sport, I have had some success within track and field, and made many major teams such as:

2011 Pan-American Games

2012 NACAC under 23 Games (Silver medalist)

2013 2014 Penn Relays

2014 2015 IAAF World Relays in Bahamas

2014 commonwealth games (Glasgow Scotland)

And I currently have my eyes set on the 2016 Olympic team in Brazil next year.