2021 Canada Summer Games

The 2021 Canada Summer Games,[1][2] officially known as the XXVIII Canada Games, or the a.k.a. 'Niagara Games', is the summer season portion of the Canada Games and a multi-sport event for amateur athletes which will take place August 6-21, 2022 in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. There are 21 sporting events in total. It will mark the 28th time the event has been held. The summer games in 2022 will still be called the '2021' games, even though they've been postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

Canada Summer Games
The 2021 Canada Summer Games were postponed until August 6-21, 2022.
The host is the Niagara Region of Ontario.
Sports

The games were originally scheduled to be held in Niagara Region, Ontario, from August 6 to 21, 2021.[3] However in September 2020 the Canada Games Council announced that the 2021 Canada Summer Games had been postponed to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[4]

Box lacrosse will be returning to the Canada Summer Games during the 2021 event for the first time since the 1980s.[5]

Venues

The following venues are currently designated for the 2021 Summer Games program and may be changed at a later date.

2021 Canada Summer Games
Sport Venue/s
Swimming * Eleanor Misener Aquatics Centre, Brock Sport Facilities
- St. Catharines, Ontario
* Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Diving Eleanor Misener Aquatics Centre, Brock Sport Facilities
- St. Catharines, Ontario
Canoeing Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Kayaking Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Rowing Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course - St. Catharines, Ontario
Sailing Buffalo Canoe Club - Fort Erie, Ontario
Cycling * Brock University - St. Catharines, Ontario
* Port Colborne - Port Colborne, Ontario
* Town of Pelham - Fonthill, Ontario
Mountain biking Twelve Mile Creek - St. Catharines, Ontario
Triathlon Welland International Flatwater Centre - Welland, Ontario
Athletics Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Volleyball Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Beach volleyball Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Baseball * Oakes Park - Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Welland Baseball Stadium - Welland, Ontario
Softball Southward Park - Grimsby, Ontario
Rugby sevens Brock University - St. Catharines, Ontario
Box lacrosse Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Wrestling Canada Games Park - Thorold, Ontario
Golf Legends on the Niagara Golf Course: Battlefield Course
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
Basketball Meridian Centre, Niagara College Welland Campus
- St. Catharines, Ontario
Soccer Youngs Sportsplex - Welland, Ontario
Tennis * Youngs Sportsplex - Welland, Ontario
* The Club at White Oaks - Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario

National Sporting Organizations

Each sport included within the 2021 Canada Summer Games program is associated with a national governing body for each sport that will be represented.

National Sporting Organization in Canada
Canadian National Sporting Organizations
Sport National Sporting Organization NSO logo
Swimming Swimming Canada[6]
Diving Diving Canada[7]
- French: Diving Plongeon Canada
- Sports article: Diving in Canada
Canoeing Canoe Kayak Canada[8]
- French: Canot Kayak Canada
Kayaking Canoe Kayak Canada[9]
- French: Canot Kayak Canada
Rowing Rowing Canada Aviron[10] (RCA)
-French: Rowing Canada Aviron
- former name:
Canadian Amateur Rowing Association
Sailing Sail Canada[11]
- former name:
Canadian Yachting Association
Cycling Cycling Canada[12] (CC)
- French: Cyclisme Canada (CC)
- former name:
Canadian Cycling Association[13] (CCA)
Mountain biking Cycling Canada[14] (CC)
- French: Cyclisme Canada (CC)
- former name:
Canadian Cycling Association[15] (CCA)
Triathlon Triathlon Canada[16]
Athletics Athletics Canada[17]
- French: Athlétisme Canada
- sport is commonly known as Track and Field
Volleyball Volleyball Canada[18]
- former name:
Canadian Volleyball Association
Beach volleyball Volleyball Canada[19]
- former name:
Canadian Volleyball Association
Baseball Baseball Canada[20]
Softball Softball Canada[21]
Rugby sevens Rugby Canada[22]
Box lacrosse Lacrosse Canada[23]
Wrestling Wrestling Canada Lutte[24]
- former name:
Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association
- Sports article: Wrestling in Canada
Golf Golf Canada[25]
- former name:
Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA)[26]
Basketball Canada Basketball[27]
Soccer Soccer Canada[28]
- French: Association canadienne de soccer
- former name:
Canadian Soccer Association
Tennis Tennis Canada[29]

References
  1. "Niagara 2022 Games".
  2. "Upcoming Games: Niagara 2021 Canada Summer Games".
  3. "Once, and for all". Canada Games Niagara 2021. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  4. Myrer, George (17 September 2020). "2021 Niagara Canada Summer Games postponed to 2022". The Telegram. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. "LACROSSE RETURNS TO CANADA GAMES IN 2021". Canada Games Council.
  6. "Swimming Canada". Swimming Canada.
  7. "Diving Canada". Diving Canada.
  8. "About the Sport". Canoe and Kayak Canada.
  9. "About the Sport". Canoe and Kayak Canada.
  10. "Rowing Canada". Rowing Canada.
  11. "Sail Canada". Sail Canada.
  12. http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/
  13. http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/
  14. http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/
  15. http://www.cyclingcanada.ca/
  16. https://www.triathloncanada.com/
  17. https://athletics.ca/
  18. https://volleyball.ca/
  19. https://volleyball.ca/
  20. https://www.baseball.ca/
  21. https://softball.ca/
  22. https://rugby.ca/en
  23. https://www.lacrosse.ca/
  24. https://wrestling.ca/
  25. https://www.golfcanada.ca/
  26. https://www.golfcanada.ca/
  27. https://www.basketball.ca/
  28. https://canadasoccer.com/
  29. https://www.tenniscanada.com/
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