The Apple Bowl is a

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located in the Parkinson Recreation Park in

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. It was built for the 1980 BC Summer Games. It is the home of the

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of the

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and the Okanagan FC of the

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. It is formerly the home of the

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of the same league. Besides hosting field events, it has a rubberized 400m running track and facilities for other track and field events. The stadium seats 1,054 in the grandstand, and an additional 1,200 on aluminum bleachers. and had new molded seating installed in the main grandstand in 2006. The Apple Bowl also has a mini-track, and sand pit for long jump as well as an area for shot put events. It is commonly used for track and field events. It has hosted the

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twice, in 1997 and 2000, with the latter game drawing a crowd of 6,200 spectators. In 2005, the stadium hosted international soccer matches at under-15 and under-19 levels between Canada and New Zealand. In 2024, the

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held their inaugural "On Tour" match between

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and

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on the grounds, drawing over 6,200 attendees.

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