At first glance, you might think this was a day without much significance. Probably just another cold winter weekday during Canada’s darkest month of the year.

Black History Month may be annually celebrated with plenty of passion and genuine interest, but learning Black history shouldn’t be confined to only a handful of weeks in February. For many, like 30-year-old Canadian beach volleyball player Shanice Marcelle, this annual month-long celebration is much bigger and more personal than that.

The small tattoo on Jonnie Newman's shoulder is one every athlete competing at the Canada Games has noticed and wants. But if you want a tattoo of the Olympic rings like Newman's you must earn it and pay for it with sweat and determination that allows you to become a member of a very select club, athletes who have represented Canada at a Summer or Winter Olympics.