Canada Games
The Canada Games (French Jeux du Canada ) is a comprehensive multi-sport sporting event in Canada that take place every two years. Here, summer and winter games alternate. The Canada Games are only allowed amateur athletes who represent one of the provinces or territories. The first edition was in 1967 in Québec City, as part of the Centenary of Canadian Confederation.
Since 1991, the Canada Games Council, a private non- profit organization responsible for hosting the games. In addition to the scores, it is also a team classification in which the athletes earn points for their province or their territory; the winning team gets handed over at the end of the event, the flag of the Canada Games. In more than four decades, over 50,000 athletes have participated, bringing the Canada Games are among the world's largest annual sporting events. Many well-known athletes fell for the first time at the Canada Games. These include Toller Cranston (1967 ), Bob Gainey (1971 ), Catriona LeMay Doan (1983, 1987), Sylvie Daigle (1979 ), Bruny Surin (1985 ), Maryse Turcotte (1995), Hayley Wickenheiser and Marc Gagnon (1991 ), Steve Nash (1993 ), Adam van Koeverden (1997), Sidney Crosby (2003) and Alexandre Despatie (1997).
Venues
Winter Games
Summer Games
Sports
Winter Games
- Badminton
- Biathlon
- Archery
- Boxing
- Curling
- Hockey
- Figure skating
- Speed Skating
- Fencing
- Freestyle skiing
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Ringette
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Shooting
- Short Track
- Alpine Skiing
- Cross-country skiing
- Snowboard
- Squash
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
Summer Games
- Baseball
- Basketball
- BMX
- Football
- Hockey
- Canoeing
- Athletics
- Cycling
- Wrestling
- Rowing
- Rugby Union
- Swimming
- Sailing
- Softball
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Diving