Games begin Thursday in Maple Ridge
When Island athletes such as Cam Levins and Avalon Wasteneys line up on their respective marathon and rowing start lines this summer in the Paris Olympics, they can thank their first multi-sport Games start lines for helping them get there. Those occurred in the B.C. Games, the latest version of which runs today through Sunday with 3,120 athletes, coaches, and officials from 177 communities gathered for the 2024 Summer Games in Maple Ridge.
There were 120 B.C. Games alumni representing Canada in the last three Summer Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and 61 B.C. Games alumni in the past three Winter Olympics and Paralympics at Sochi 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022, including medallists Wasteneys, Carleton, Entzminger, Weinberger, Caldwell, Stilwell, Benn and Zandee-Hart.
“The dedication of these three is really remarkable,” Peninsula Track and Field Club head coach Aaron Holmgren said in a statement. The 2,430 athletes in Maple Ridge will compete in 22 sports and are backed by 482 coaches and 213 officials, referees and judges.
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