Ontario Games

Location of Ontario Games

First event| 1970; 52 years ago (1970)

Summer ? (?)
Winter ? (?)
Parasport ? (?)
55+ Summer ? (?)
55+ Winter ? (?)
Occur every| 2 years
Purpose| Multi-sport event
Headquarters| Games Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website| Official website
ParaSport Ontario

The Ontario Games program is Ontario, Canada's largest multi-sport amateur event which involves hosting and organizing separate events for athletes aged 9–18 years, parasport athletes, and athletes 55 and older. The program is provided by the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. Games Ontario is the provincial crown corporation charged with organizing this multi-sport event under the title of "Ontario Games".

Beginning in 1970, the event acted as a showcase for amateur sport. Today the objectives of the event are also meant to provide developmental and competitive opportunities for Ontario's amateur athletes in order to help them prepare for future national and international competitions and help older adults remain active. The Ontario Games are the only multi-sport event of this calibre hosted in the province.

Events include: the Ontario Summer Games (OSG), the Ontario Winter Games (OWG), the Ontario 55+ Summer Games, the Ontario 55+ Winter Games, and the Ontario Parasport Games (OPG).[1][2][3]

The next Ontario Summer Games (OSG) will be in 2022 and will take place in the City of Mississauga. The 2020 games which were previously postponed to 2021 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The next Ontario Winter Games (OWG) will be in 2022 and were initially scheduled to take place from February 25–27 and March 3–6, 2022 in Renfrew County, Ontario, but were postponed due to Covid-19.[4]

The next Ontario ParaSport Games (OPG) will be in 2022[5] and will take place from May 13 to 15 in the City of Mississauga. The games were originally scheduled for 2021 but were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Contents

* 1 History of the Ontario Games
* 2 Sports
* 2.1 Summer sports
* 2.2 Winter sports
* 2.3 Parasports
* 2.4 55+ Summer sports
* 2.5 55+ Winter sports
* 3 Ontario Summer Games
* 3.1 2020 Ontario Summer Games
* 3.2 2021 Ontario Summer Games
* 3.3 2022 Ontario Summer Games
* 3.4 2024 Ontario Summer Games
* 4 Ontario Winter Games
* 4.1 2022 Ontario Winter Games
* 5 Ontario ParaSport Games
* 5.1 2021 Ontario ParaSport Games
* 5.2 2022 Ontario ParaSport Games
* 6 Ontario 55+ Summer Games
* 7 Ontario 55+ Winter Games
* 7.1 2020 Ontario 55+ Winter Games
* 8 See also
* 9 References

## History of the Ontario Games[edit]

The Ontario Games began as a multi-sport event in Ontario, Canada in 1970 and the event acted as a showcase for amateur sport. Today it is also designed to aid in the development of high performance amateur athletes and prepare them for both the national and international level of sports competition.

## Sports[edit]

### Summer sports[edit]

There are more than 15 different sporting events included in the Ontario Summer Games.[6] This includes: basketball, canoe kayak, field hockey, lacrosse (box and field), rugby, softball, table tennis and volleyball (indoor and beach).

### Winter sports[edit]

The Ontario Winter Games is delivered by the Sport Alliance of Ontario. A total of 18 sports are included in the program:[7]

* Alpine skiing
* Archery
* Gymnastics (Artistic)
* Badminton
* Biathlon
* Cross-country skiing
* Curling
* Figure skating
* Freestyle skiing

* Ice hockey
* Judo
* Ringette
* Shooting
* Speed skating
* Squash
* Artistic swimming
a.k.a. Synchronized Swimming
* Table tennis
* Wheelchair basketball

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### Parasports[edit]

The ParaSport games of Ontario are administered by ParaSport Ontario[8] and currently includes the following 35 parasports:

* Alpine Skiing
* Amputee Hockey
* Archery
* Athletics
* Baseball
* Boccia
* Canoe / Kayak
* Circus Arts
* Cycling
* Dance
* Dragon Boat Racing
* Equestrian

* Fishing
* Goalball
* Golf
* Ice Skating
* Martial Arts
* Nordic Skiing
* Powerchair Hockey
* Powerlifting
* Rowing
* Running
* Sailing
* Sitting Volleyball

* Sledge Hockey
a.k.a. Para ice hockey or sled hockey
* Soccer
* Swimming
* Table Tennis
* Waterskiing / Wakeboarding
* Wheelchair Basketball
* Wheelchair Curling
* Wheelchair Fencing
* Wheelchair Rugby
* Wheelchair Tennis
* Yoga

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### 55+ Summer sports[edit]

### 55+ Winter sports[edit]

The Ontario 55+ Winter Games was were created to support and assist in the development of Ontario's active older adults in 10 different sports. As of 2017 there were ten main areas of competition with each area further broken down into specific competitive events. Sports include:

* Alpine Skiing \- ages 55+, 65+, 75+
* Badminton \- ages 55+, 65+
* Curling
* Duplicate Bridge
* Ice Hockey \- ages 55+, 65+

* Nordic Skiing \- ages 55+
* Skating \- ages 55+, 75+
* Table Tennis \- ages 55+, 65+
* Ten Pin Bowling \- ages 55+
* Volleyball \- ages 55+, 65+

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## Ontario Summer Games[edit]

### 2020 Ontario Summer Games[edit]

Cancelled

Main article: 2020 Ontario Summer Games

London, Ontario had been chosen to host the 2020 Ontario Summer Games (OSG), but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled. The plan had been to postpone the 2020 OSG until 2021 but again, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were cancelled and then scrapped altogether.[9]

### 2021 Ontario Summer Games[edit]

Cancelled

The 2021 Ontario Summer Games were scheduled to be hosted as a result of the previous cancellation of the 2020 Ontario Summer Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but again, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they were cancelled and then scrapped altogether.[10]

### 2022 Ontario Summer Games[edit]

Main article: 2022 Ontario Summer Games

The Ontario Summer Games (OSG) took place in 2022 from July 21 to 24 in Mississauga with more than 3,500 atheletes.[11]

### 2024 Ontario Summer Games[edit]

Main article: 2024 Ontario Summer Games

The 2024 Ontario Summer Games (OSG)[12] are scheduled to be held in London, Ontario.

## Ontario Winter Games[edit]

### 2022 Ontario Winter Games[edit]

Main article: 2022 Ontario Winter Games

Postponed[13]

The 2022 Ontario Winter Games (OWG) were given the go ahead after a lot of consideration due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The games were to be hosted by Renfrew County and were scheduled to be from February 25–27, 2022 and March 3–6, 2022 but were postponed due to covid-19.

27 sports will be a part of the 2022 OWG program. An estimated 3,500 athletes, coaches, officials and dignitaries are expected to attend.

## Ontario ParaSport Games[edit]

The ParaSport games of Ontario are administered by ParaSport Ontario.[8]

### 2021 Ontario ParaSport Games[edit]

Cancelled

Main article: 2021 Ontario ParaSport Games

The 2021 Ontario ParaSport Games (OPG) were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2022 Ontario ParaSport Games[edit]

Main article: 2022 Ontario ParaSport Games

The City of Mississauga will host the 2022 Ontario ParaSport Games[14] (OPG) after the games, originally scheduled for 2021, were postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ontario ParaSport Games will run from May 13 to 15, 2022.

## Ontario 55+ Summer Games[edit]

## Ontario 55+ Winter Games[edit]

### 2020 Ontario 55+ Winter Games[edit]

Cancelled

Main article: 2022 Ontario 55+ Winter Games

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the 2020 Ontario 55+ Winter Games to be cancelled.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Canada Games
* Canada Summer Games
* Canada Winter Games
* Western Canada Summer Games
* BC Games
* BC Summer Games
* BC Winter Games
* Alberta Winter Games
* Saskatchewan Games
* Manitoba Games
* Quebec Games

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hicks, Kimberly (17 December 2019). "Mississauga Chosen to Host Ontario Summer Games in 2022 | City of Mississauga". City of Mississauga. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
2. ^ a b Ruby, Michelle (7 September 2020). "Pandemic halts Ontario 55+ Winter Games". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
3. ^ "Thunder Bay to bid on hosting 2024 Ontario Winter Games | CBC News". CBC. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. ^ Zach McGibbon (7 January 2022). "2022 Ontario Winter Games in Renfrew County postponed due to COVID-19". OttawaCTVNews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
5. ^ "2022 Ontario Summer Games, 2022 Ontario Parasport Games". osgmississauga.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
6. ^ "Mississauga Hosts 2022 Ontario Parasport Games and 2022 Ontario Summer Games and Announces Volunteer Co-Chairs". mississauga.ca. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
7. ^ "Ontario Winter Games". ontariowintergames.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
8. ^ a b "ParaSport Ontario". parasportontario.com. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
9. ^ LeBel, Jacquelyn (22 June 2021). "London to host 2024 Ontario Summer Games, 2021 games cancelled | Global News". GlobalNews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
10. ^ LeBel, Jacquelyn (22 June 2021). "London to host 2024 Ontario Summer Games, 2021 games cancelled | Global News". GlobalNews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
11. ^ "Mississauga officially welcomes Ontario Summer Games, 3,500 athletes tonight". insauga. Insauga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
12. ^ "London 2021 Ontario Summer Games". London 2021 Ontario Summer Games. Games Ontario. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
13. ^ Zach McGibbon (7 January 2022). "2022 Ontario Winter Games in Renfrew County postponed due to COVID-19". OttawaCTVNews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
14. ^ "2022 Ontario Summer Games, 2022 Ontario Parasport Games". osgmississauga.ca. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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