The Manitoba Games are a multi-sport event in Manitoba, Canada, held every two years and are organized by Sport Manitoba. The event has two different seasonal events: the winter games and summer games. The event consists of teams held from all regions of the province. The teams include Winnipeg, Parkland, Eastman, Westman, Northern, and Interlake. The first event was held in Winnipeg in 1974.
Sports Summer sports The Manitoba Summer Games consist of the following 12 sports: Athletics Baseball Basketball Cycling Golf Rugby Sailing Soccer Softball Swimming Triathlon Volleyball
Winter sports The Manitoba Winter Games consist of the following 12 sports: Alpine skiing Archery Badminton Cross-country skiing Curling Figure Skating Futsal Gymnastics Ice hockey Ringette Short-track speed skating Wrestling
List of hosts by year Source:
The first Manitoba Games were held in 1974 in Winnipeg and was the Winter session. The Manitoba Games were not held between 1980 and 1984.
Manitoba Summer Games Hosts: Manitoba Summer GamesYear Host1976 Neepawa 1980 to 1984 – Not held1988 Beausejour/Pinawa1992 Minnedosa/Neepawa1996 Morden2000 Virden2004 Dauphin2008 Carman2012 Swan River Valley2016 Steinbach2020 Dauphin : cancelled due to COVID-192024 Dauphin
Manitoba Winter Games
Hosts: Manitoba Winter GamesYear Host1974 Winnipeg1978 Dauphin 1980 to 1984 – Not held1986 Flin Flon1990 Carman1994 Thompson1998 Gimli2002 The Pas/Opaskwayak Cree Nation2006 Beausejour2010 Portage la Prairie2014 Morden/Stanley/Winkler2018 Thompson2022 Niverville : cancelled due to COVID-192026 Thompson
See also 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 Ontario Games Quebec Games
References
External links Official site