The BC Winter Games are an amateur sporting event held in
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
on every other (even-numbered) year.
History
The BC Winter Games date back to 1979 when the first Winter Games were hosted at
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. The Games would continue and be hosted every year until 1997, when it was changed to every second year along with the
BC Summer Games.
The 2022 BC Winter Games were held in
Greater Vernon
Greater Vernon is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Vernon, British Columbia, which is a city in the Okanagan region of Canada. The metropolitan area includes Vernon itself, in addition to Coldstream
Coldstream () is a town and ...
, BC from March 23 to 26, 2023.
The 2024 BC Winter Games were held in
Quesnel, British Columbia
Quesnel () is a city in the Cariboo Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located nearly evenly between the cities of Prince George and Williams Lake, it is on the main route to northern British Columbia and the Yukon. Quesnel is loca ...
, with cross-country and biathalon events held at Barkerville.
Broadcast
In January 2016 it was announced that
viaSport would be producing a daily three-minute video for the duration of the games for the 2016 year.
Sponsored sports
The BC Winter Games brings both able-bodied and disabled sports to one grand event all in the name of sport and competition. The top three participants/teams of each sport receive a medal in an
Olympic fashion.
While not all of the winter-related sports can be in the BC Winter Games, there is an application process
for games that feel they have grown large enough in British Columbia to be a part of the Games.
Current winter sports
See also
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Canada Games
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Canada Summer Games
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Canada Winter Games
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Western Canada Summer Games
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BC Games
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BC Summer Games
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Alberta Winter Games
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Saskatchewan Games
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Manitoba Games
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Ontario Games
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Quebec Games
The Quebec Games (, ) is a biennial multi-sport event, held every two years in the Canadian province of Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, ...
External links
BC Games Society - official site
References
Winter
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Winter multi-sport events
1978 establishments in British Columbia
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