#OurAthletes: Dorothy Yeats and Maxim Bouchard's Pan Am anticipation

The Pan Am Games start next week an #OurAthletes are ready and excited to perform in front of the Canadian crowds.

"Because the PanAm's are in Toronto and it's closer to home, I will have family and friends watching me, which I don't even know if that's ever happened before," Yeats says.

"It's going to be so amazing to have the whole crowd cheering for you and the whole of Canada behind you," Bouchard says.

Watch more from our athletes as they get ready for the Pan Am Games, taking place in Toronto from July 1026.

Dorothy Yeats

Our Athletes: Dori Yeats says family will see her compete professionally for first time

9 years ago

Duration 1:15

"Because the Pan Am's are in Toronto and it's closer to home I will have family and friends watching me, which I don't even know if that's ever happened before," she says.

• CBC Sports: Pan Am Games 2015

Maxim Bouchard

Maxim Bouchard: All eyes on athletes at Pan Am Games

9 years ago

Duration 0:55

Diver Maxim Bouchard says performing in front of a crowd as large as the one expected at the Pan Am Games is a bit of a daunting task.

Follow the journey of two Quebec athletes competingat thePan Am Games this summer with CBC Montreal.

#OurAthletes showcases the stories ofdiver Maxim Bouchard and wrestler Dorothy "Dori" Yeats, who will represent Canada at the 2015 Games in Toronto.

Read Dori's full profile and follow her journey on Twitter on her #OurAthletes page.