2019 Canada Winter Games unveil festival lineup
With more than 80 acts performing over 10 days between February 16 until March 1, 2019, there is something for everyone the talent and diversity of Canada’s finest performers is showcased.
2019 Canada Games Indigenous Mentorship Program filled with BC Officials
The Aboriginal Sport Circle and the Canada Games Council announced the selected officials for the 2019 Canada Winter Games Indigenous Officials Mentorship pilot. Four of the five officials announced hail from BC.
Get your 2019 Canada Winter Games Games Passes
2019 Games passes and tickets for the Opening & Closing Ceremonies are now on sale. Spectators can take advantage of special early bird pricing until October 15.
Team BC Alumni Bryden Hattie to compete at Youth Olympic Games
The Canadian Olympic Committee announced the team that will represent Canada in Argentina from October 6 to 18.
Judo Athletes Selected to Represent BC
Canada Games trials were held in Abbotsford over the past weekend where athletes representing BC were chosen to compete in Red Deer.
Team BC Mission Staff chosen for the 2019 Canada Winter Games
Outstanding British Columbians will support athletes, coaches and managers competing in Red Deer next winter
Team BC Alumni set to shine at the Commonwealth Games
There are 283 athletes competing for Team Canada and within that contingent 24 have competed for Team BC at the Canada Games or Western Canada Summer Games (11 athletes have competed at both).
Team BC Alumni take part in the 2018 Paralympic Games
Close to 50% of Canadian Paralympic Team has a Connection to B.C.
19 BC Games and Team BC alumni chosen as finalists for Athlete of the Year Awards
19 BC Games and Team BC alumni have been selected as finalists for the annual Athlete of the Year Awards presented by Sport BC.
Its all in the family at beach volleyball
/in 2015 NewsIt was a family affair on the sand for Team BC as the beach volleyball finals played out on the sand today at Snye Park. Siblings Quinci and Liam Birker (Kelowna) and Darby and Devon Dunn (South Surrey) together with their parents travel as a pack.
Double Gold for 4x400m relay teams to wrap up athletics competition
/in 2015 NewsOn the final day of competition Team BC athletics athletes continued their golden performances. The 4x400m relay teams took the top of the podium.
BC men’s basketball defends title beating Manitoba in gold-medal thriller
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC men’s basketball successfully defended their title from 2011 today with a 66-60 victory in a thrilling gold-medal match against Manitoba.
22 individual medals for Team BC Wrestling
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC Wrestlers dominated the mat in the individual competition with every athlete contributing to the 22 medal haul!
Great Games for Team BC Tennis
/in 2015 NewsThere were many stories from the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games for the tennis athletes and coaches, great tennis, gold medal performances, heart breaking defeats, opening ceremonies, pep rallies, pin trading and more…
Strong team performance seals bronze for basketball women
/in 2015 NewsFollowing a disappointing loss in their semifinal match-up British Columbia’s women’s basketball team bounced back to win bronze, 56-48 over Alberta, at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games on Aug. 11.
Gymnasts tumble to silver on Monday
/in 2015 NewsThe second day of gymnastics competition at MacDonald Island Park featured the Women’s Team and All-Around events.
Rostam Turner takes gold in decathlon
/in 2015 NewsRostam Turner, a decathlon athlete from Kelowna B.C. Turner had seven personal bests during the Western Canada Summer Games in discus, pole vault, high jump, shot put, 110m hurdles, 100m and long jump and finished with a total of 7113 points and claiming the gold medal.
Team BC Results Recap Aug 10
/in 2015 NewsBC remains atop the medal standings after three days of competition with 52 gold, 35 silver, 31 bronze for a total of 118 medals.
Zhang and Ronayne paddle to bronze
/in 2015 NewsIt was another beautiful day along the Snye for the Canoe/ Kayak competition as Anna Zhang (Vancouver) and Hana Ronayne (Pemberton) paddled their way to a bronze medal in the C-2 5000m in their inaugural multi-sport games.
Canoe/ Kayak medalists – August 10
/in 2015 NewsCanoe/Kayak have another successful day on the water!
Beach Volleyball book tickets to final
/in 2015 NewsBoth the men’s and women’s beach volleyball team book their tickets to the gold medal final today.
Calvin Thalheimer – double gold medalist and great teammate
/in 2015 NewsCalvin Thalheimer is not only a great tennis player he is also a wicked pin trader, part time comedian and psychologist. However his best role has been that of a teammate.
Double Gold for Wrestling
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC won double gold in the team wrestling event at the Western Canada Summer Games.
Men’s basketball eliminate Alberta in semifinals to advance to gold-medal game
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC men’s basketball team defeated Alberta in today’s semifinal game, with a final score of 86-41. The team looked confident and well-polished, a good sign heading into tomorrow’s gold medal game at 11:00am.
Hammer throw women sweep podium as Athletics bring in 21 more medals
/in 2015 NewsTeam BC continued their athletics medal haul today, Aug. 10, at Timberlea Athletics Park, where Regan Yee raced the third best time in Canadian history in the 2000m steeplechase and BC swept the podium in the women’s hammer throw.