Games Set 2 Kick-Off

The Western Canada Summer Games are a few short day’s from “kicking-off” in Kamloops, which is known as the Tournament Capital of BC.

The games as we know them today were first a combination of the various provincial games of 1972.

These games (combined) were the start of multi-sport games in Western Canada. All were based on demanding rules and regulations of international Games, which would attract the greatest number of Western Canadian athletes for open competition.

By 1973 a final refined idea was a major program that would provide Western Canadian athletes with an opportunity to train for and participate in a high standard competition.

The Western Canada Summer Games were officially launched in Regina in August 1975, in a pre-Olympic Games year, along with the decision to hold the Games every four years; one year ahead of the Olympic Games and using the same 23 summer sports disciplines.

At the 1995 Games held in Abbotsford team sizes were reduced to approximately 500 athletes and coaches participating in 23 sports. Several were focused on developmental age groups.

During the Ministers meeting in 1995, direction was given to the Western Canada Games Council by the Ministers to lower the number of participants to a limit of 400 and to determine a fit for the Games.

Alberta and Yukon withdrew from the Western Canada Games following the 1995 Games due to lack of clear fit for the Games.

The Northwest Territories increased the size of their team and brought a record 152 athletes to participate.

By the 1999 Games in Prince Albert team sizes had been reduced to approximately 400 and more sports were fitting into the model of developing athlete’s age eligible for the next Canada Games (especially in the case of Canada Summer Games team sports).

For these reasons, Alberta agreed and was reinstated in the Games.

The Yukon Territory was also welcomed back to the Games family. In June 2003, Nunavut debuted as the third Territory to participate, and brought the total membership of the Western Canada Summer Games to 7 jurisdictions.

This year’s games are set to run August 5-14th and BC is well represented.

For additional info visit http://www.2011wcsg.com/

Delta is represented by the following athlete’s.

Alex Farquharson – Artistic Gymnastic’s Men,
Manvir Gahir  – Basketball – Men
Taylor Bamford – Basketball – Women
Trevor Peasson – Cycling – Men
Molly Driscoll – Field Hockey – Women
Samantha McComb – Field Hockey – Women
Max Lattimer – Rowing – Men
Rosemary Davis – Soccer – Men’s Coaching Staff
Alessiz Azermahdi -Soccer – Women
jasmin Mander – Soccer – Women
Sessen Stevens – Soccer – Women
Gord Collings – Softball – Women’s Coach
Ryan Anderson – Swomming – Men
Danielle Kisser – Swimming – Women
Gurinder Dosanjh – Athletics – Men’s Discus
Dalton Boon – Swimming – Men’s
Joy Fera – Sport Mission Staff, Athletics & Artistic Gymnastic’s