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Greater Vernon preps to host B.C. Winter Games

The three-day spectacle will see more than 1,300 participants
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The Games were originally scheduled to take place last year, but were postponed due to COVID and wildfire issues. (B.C. Winter Games)

Greater Vernon is ready.

The 2022 B.C. Winter Games officially begin today with the arrival of participants ahead of this evening’s opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. at Kal Tire Place (doors open at 5:30 p.m., admission is free, general seating).

Vernon is set to host more than 1,300 participants.

The top emerging high-performance athletes, coaches and officials will be part of the three-day spectacle hosted in the city and surrounding areas of Vernon.

In addition to the 895 athletes, 300 coaches and 140 officials, more than 1,200 volunteers will be assisting so the Games run smoothly.

The athletes hail from 122 communities from across the province. Most will be attending their first multi-sport Games and will be competing in 15 different sports.

Competition starts on Friday, March 24 until 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 26.

Participants will compete in alpine skiing, archery, artistic gymnastics, badminton, biathlon, cross country skiing (including para), curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, judo, karate, rhythmic gymnastics, ringette, snowboarding, and wheelchair basketball.

The B.C. Winter Games were originally scheduled to take place in February of 2022 before organizers decided to postpone to 2023 due to several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding and wildfires in many parts of the province. The official name of the event remains the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games.

Vernon last hosted the Games in 1992 and 2012.

To search for participants registered for the Games, visit: bcgames.org/participate/participant-information/. All other information can be found at BCGames.org.

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About the Author: Bowen Assman

I joined The Morning Star team in January 2023 as a reporter. Before that, I spent 10 months covering sports in Kelowna.
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