2022 Canada Summer Games

The 2022 Canada Summer Games,[1][2] officially known as the XXVIII Canada Games, or informally as Niagara 2022[1] is the summer season portion of the Canada Games and a multi-sport event for amateur athletes.

2022 Canada Summer Games
XXVIII Canada Games or Niagara 2022
Host cityNiagara Region of Ontario
- 2021 Canada Summer Games postponed until August 6-21, 2022.
Country Canada
Athletes participating5000+ athletes & coaches
Sport(s)21 Sports
Main venueVarious
WebsiteNiagara2022Games.ca
Summer
Winter

The games will take place August 6–21, 2022 in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. There are 21 sporting events in total. It will mark the 28th time the event has been held.

The games were originally scheduled to be held in Niagara Region, Ontario, from August 6 to 21, 2021.[3] However in September 2020 the Canada Games Council announced that the 2021 Canada Summer Games had been postponed to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4]

Box lacrosse will be returning to the Canada Summer Games during the 2022 event for the first time since the 1980s.[5]

Sports and venues

A total of 21 sports will be contested at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

The following venues are currently designated for the 2022 Summer Games program and may be changed at a later date.

2022 Canada Summer Games
Sport Venue/s
Swimming * Eleanor Misener Aquatics Centre, Brock Sport Facilities
- St. Catharines, Ontario
* Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Diving Eleanor Misener Aquatics Centre, Brock Sport Facilities
- St. Catharines, Ontario
Canoeing Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Kayaking Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Rowing Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course - St. Catharines, Ontario
Sailing Buffalo Canoe Club - Fort Erie, Ontario
Cycling * Brock University - St. Catharines, Ontario
* Port Colborne - Port Colborne, Ontario
* Town of Pelham - Fonthill, Ontario
Mountain biking Twelve Mile Creek - St. Catharines, Ontario
Triathlon Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Athletics Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Volleyball Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Beach volleyball Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Baseball * Oakes Park - Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Welland Baseball Stadium - Welland, Ontario
Softball Southward Park - Grimsby, Ontario
Rugby sevens Brock University - St. Catharines, Ontario
Box lacrosse Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Wrestling Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Golf Legends on the Niagara Golf Course: Battlefield Course
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
Basketball Meridian Centre, Niagara College Welland Campus
- St. Catharines, Ontario
Soccer Youngs Sportsplex - Welland, Ontario
Tennis * Youngs Sportsplex - Welland, Ontario
* The Club at White Oaks - Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario

References
  1. "Niagara 2022 Games".
  2. "Upcoming Games: Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games".
  3. "Once, and for all". Canada Games Niagara 2021. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. Myrer, George (17 September 2020). "2021 Niagara Canada Summer Games postponed to 2022". The Telegram. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. "LACROSSE RETURNS TO CANADA GAMES IN 2021". Canada Games Council.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.