The
Ontario Games
program is
Ontario, Canada
's largest multi-sport amateur event which involves hosting and organizing separate events for athletes aged 9?18 years,
parasport athletes
, and athletes 55 and older. The program is provided by the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.
Games Ontario
is the provincial
crown corporation
charged with organizing this
multi-sport event
under the title of "Ontario Games".
Beginning in 1970, the event acted as a showcase for amateur sport. Today the objectives of the event are also meant to provide developmental and competitive opportunities for Ontario's amateur athletes in order to help them prepare for future national and international competitions and help older adults remain active. The Ontario Games are the only multi-sport event of this calibre hosted in the province.
Events include: the
Ontario Summer Games
(OSG), the
Ontario Winter Games
(OWG), the
Ontario 55+ Summer Games
, the
Ontario 55+ Winter Games
, and the
Ontario Parasport Games
(OPG).
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The most recent
Ontario Summer Games
(OSG) took place in 2022 in the
City of Mississauga
. The 2020 games which were previously postponed to 2021 were cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
The most recent
Ontario Winter Games
(OWG) were initially scheduled to take place from February 25?27 and March 3?6, 2022 in
Renfrew County, Ontario
, but were postponed due to
Covid-19
.
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The
Ontario ParaSport Games
(OPG) took place in 2022
[5]
from May 13 to 15 in the
City of Mississauga
. The games were originally scheduled for 2021 but were postponed to 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
History of the Ontario Games
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The Ontario Games began as a
multi-sport event
in
Ontario, Canada
in 1970 and the event acted as a showcase for amateur sport. Today it is also designed to aid in the development of high performance amateur athletes and prepare them for both the national and international level of sports competition.
Sports
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Summer sports
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There are more than 15 different sporting events included in the Ontario Summer Games.
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This includes:
basketball
,
canoe kayak
,
field hockey
,
lacrosse
(box and field),
rugby
,
softball
,
table tennis
and
volleyball
(indoor and beach).
Winter sports
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The Ontario Winter Games is delivered by the
Sport Alliance of Ontario
. A total of 19 sports are included in the program:
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Parasports
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The ParaSport games of Ontario are administered by
ParaSport Ontario
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and currently includes the following 35
parasports
:
- Alpine Skiing
- Amputee Hockey
- Archery
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Boccia
- Canoe / Kayak
- Circus Arts
- Cycling
- Dance
- Dragon Boat Racing
- Equestrian
- Fishing
- Goalball
- Golf
- Ice Skating
- Martial Arts
- Nordic Skiing
- Powerchair Hockey
- Powerlifting
- Rowing
- Running
- Sailing
- Sitting Volleyball
- Sledge Hockey
a.k.a.
Para ice hockey or sled hockey
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Waterskiing / Wakeboarding
- Wheelchair Basketball
- Wheelchair Curling
- Wheelchair Fencing
- Wheelchair Rugby
- Wheelchair Tennis
- Yoga
55+ Summer sports
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55+ Winter sports
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The Ontario 55+ Winter Games were created to support and assist in the development of Ontario's active older adults in 10 different sports. As of 2017 there were ten main areas of competition with each area further broken down into specific competitive events. Sports include:
Ontario Summer Games
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2020 Ontario Summer Games
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Cancelled
London, Ontario
had been chosen to host the
2020 Ontario Summer Games
(OSG), but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
, the event was cancelled. The plan had been to postpone the 2020 OSG until 2021 but again, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were cancelled and then scrapped altogether.
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2021 Ontario Summer Games
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Cancelled
The 2021 Ontario Summer Games were scheduled to be hosted as a result of the previous cancellation of the 2020 Ontario Summer Games due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
, but again, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were cancelled and then scrapped altogether.
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2022 Ontario Summer Games
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The Ontario Summer Games (OSG) took place in 2022 from July 21 to 24 in
Mississauga
with more than 3,500 athletes.
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2024 Ontario Summer Games
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The
2024 Ontario Summer Games
(OSG)
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are scheduled to be held in
London, Ontario
.
Ontario Winter Games
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2022 Ontario Winter Games
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Postponed
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The
2022 Ontario Winter Games
(OWG) were given the go ahead after a lot of consideration due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
. The games were to be hosted by
Renfrew County
and were scheduled to be from February 25?27, 2022 and March 3?6, 2022 but were postponed due to covid-19.
27 sports will be a part of the 2022 OWG program. An estimated 3,500 athletes, coaches, officials and dignitaries are expected to attend.
Ontario ParaSport Games
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The ParaSport games of Ontario are administered by
ParaSport Ontario
.
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2021 Ontario ParaSport Games
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Cancelled
The
2021 Ontario ParaSport Games
(OPG) were postponed to 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
2022 Ontario ParaSport Games
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The
City of Mississauga
hosted the
2022 Ontario ParaSport Games
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(OPG) after the games, originally scheduled for 2021, were postponed to 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
. The Ontario ParaSport Games ran from May 13 to 15, 2022.
Ontario 55+ Summer Games
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Ontario 55+ Winter Games
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2020 Ontario 55+ Winter Games
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Cancelled
The
COVID-19 pandemic
forced the
2020 Ontario 55+ Winter Games
to be cancelled.
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See also
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References
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Hicks, Kimberly (17 December 2019).
"Mississauga Chosen to Host Ontario Summer Games in 2022 | City of Mississauga"
. City of Mississauga
. Retrieved
30 April
2021
.
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Ruby, Michelle (7 September 2020).
"Pandemic halts Ontario 55+ Winter Games"
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Brantford Expositor
. Retrieved
30 April
2021
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"Thunder Bay to bid on hosting 2024 Ontario Winter Games | CBC News"
. CBC. 11 November 2020
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30 April
2021
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Zach McGibbon (7 January 2022).
"2022 Ontario Winter Games in Renfrew County postponed due to COVID-19"
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OttawaCTVNews.ca
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CTV News
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13 January
2022
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"2022 Ontario Summer Games, 2022 Ontario Parasport Games"
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osgmississauga.ca
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"Mississauga Hosts 2022 Ontario Parasport Games and 2022 Ontario Summer Games and Announces Volunteer Co-Chairs"
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mississauga.ca
. 29 September 2021
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8 December
2021
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"Ontario Winter Games"
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ontariowintergames.com
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8 December
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LeBel, Jacquelyn (22 June 2021).
"London to host 2024 Ontario Summer Games, 2021 games cancelled | Global News"
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GlobalNews.ca
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24 November
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LeBel, Jacquelyn (22 June 2021).
"London to host 2024 Ontario Summer Games, 2021 games cancelled | Global News"
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GlobalNews.ca
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24 November
2021
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"Mississauga officially welcomes Ontario Summer Games, 3,500 athletes tonight"
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insauga
. Insauga.com. 21 July 2022
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12 September
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"London 2021 Ontario Summer Games"
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London 2021 Ontario Summer Games
. Games Ontario
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24 November
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Zach McGibbon (7 January 2022).
"2022 Ontario Winter Games in Renfrew County postponed due to COVID-19"
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OttawaCTVNews.ca
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CTV News
. Retrieved
13 January
2022
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"2022 Ontario Summer Games, 2022 Ontario Parasport Games"
.
osgmississauga.ca
. Retrieved
8 December
2021
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