Enjoy the Canada Games experience – advice from week one Team BC athletes
As members of Team BC settle into the Athletes’ Village over the weekend and get ready to head to their venues on Monday, athletes from the first week of completion offer their advice.
Team BC is second in the medal count after week one
After the first week of competition, Team BC is sitting in second place in the medal standings with 26 gold medals, 26 silver medals, and nine bronze medals for a total of 61. T
Rising BC track star remains grounded
Jerome Blake handles media questions about being compared to Olympian Andre De Grasse with ease. “I don’t mind if I remind them of someone who is really good at the sport,” said the 21-year-old from Kelowna after winning gold in the men’s 200-metre sprint.
A good luck charm for Team BC’s women’s 4x400m relay team
Some old temporary tattoos may have helped Team BC’s 4x400m women’s relay reach the top of the podium at the University of Manitoba Stadium Friday evening.
25 medals for Team BC on final day of week one action
During the final day of week one action, Team BC earned 25 medals including 13 gold, eight silver, and four bronze.
A Friday night flurry of medals for Team BC in athletics
Team BC athletes turned in top performances during the late afternoon and evening sessions as the 2017 Canada Games athletics competition wrapped up in Winnipeg.
Gold for men’s beach volleyball
The beach volleyball team of Isaac Bevis (Nanaimo) and Jeff Webb (Nanaimo) had a golden evening at the Canada Summer Games with a win over Nova Scotia.
Team BC mines more medals in athletics
BC's track athletes earned more medals Friday afternoon in the second-to-last session of the 2017 Canada Games athletics competition.
Baseball takes win over Quebec to finish fifth
Team BC takes a 7-3 win over Team Quebec to finish fifth in the Canada Games tournament.
Team BC wins silver in tennis mixed team event
/in 2017 NewsIn a six-hour final in hot and sunny conditions, BC’s tennis team earned a silver medal Friday at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club
Team BC takes seventh place in women’s volleyball
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC played Team Quebec at Sport for Life Centre in a match for seventh place on Friday.
Team BC breaks 100 medal mark
/in 2017 NewsAll sports were back in action today at the 2017 Canada Summer Games and Team BC broke the 100 medal mark earning 12 more medals.
Team BC secures spot in medal round in women’s softball
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC beat Alberta but lost to Ontario on Thursday at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
Team BC plays for gold in mixed team tennis
/in 2017 NewsThe sun was back out on Thursday for a long day of tennis at the Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club for Team BC at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
Team BC Wrestlers win gold and silver in team competition
/in 2017 NewsThe Team BC women’s wrestling team won the gold medal and the men took the bronze in team cometition.
More medals for Team BC in the pool at the 2017 Canada Summer Games
/in 2017 NewsIt was another stellar performance for Team BC swimmers at the Pan Am Pool in Winnipeg Thursday evening.
Soccer knocked out of medal round on penalty kicks
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC squared off against Team Alberta in quarter final action at the Canada Games and after 80 minutes with no score Alberta beat BC in the penalty shootout.
Canoe Kayak continues to show strong performances
/in 2017 NewsThird day of racing produced some strong results for Team BC with two fourth place finishes.
Golfers in strong position after round 3
/in 2017 NewsAfter round three, Team BC is sitting in second in the team standings behind Quebec. Alicia Lau is the leader going in to the final round of individual play and Tristan Mandur is tied for third.
Bronze for Team BC in the men’s cycling road race
/in 2017 NewsIt was another bronze medal performance for Victoria’s Jay Lamoureux at Birds Hill Provincial Park Thursday in men’s cycling at the 2017 Canada Games.
Team BC and Team Ontario leave their tracks in Winnipeg
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC and Team Ontario have joined forces to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Winnipeg with a donation of more than 400 new and gently used running shoes.
Volleyball men through to semi finals
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC prevails in both games today and will face Team Ontario in the semi finals.
Team BC welcomes West Coast weather and produces another 11 medals
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC got a taste of home with rain falling for much of the day in Winnipeg. While tennis and canoe kayak were cancelled, Team BC continued play in all other sports with the swimmers tallying another 11 medals in the pool.
Another two wins for Softball to remain undefeated
/in 2017 NewsTeam BC softball had two close and hard fought battles today against Team PEI and Team Manitobal but picked up two more wins to remain undefeated in the tournament.
Another successful evening for Team BC in swimming
/in 2017 NewsSwimmers won 11 medals on Wednesday: three gold, five silver and three bronze, pushing BC’s total to 27 medals after three days of swimming at the 2017 Canada Summer Games