2022 Canada Summer Games

2022 Canada Summer Games
Logo of the 2022 Canada Summer Games
Host cityNiagara Region of Ontario
Provinces and Territories13
Athletes5000+ athletes & coaches
Events248 in 17 sports and 20 disciplines.
OpeningAugust 6, 2022
ClosingAugust 21, 2022
Torch lighterKristen Kit
Main venueMeridian Centre
WebsiteNiagara2022Games.ca
Summer
Winter

The 2022 Canada Summer Games or informally as Niagara 2022 is the summer season portion of the Canada Games and a multi-sport event for amateur athletes.

The games took place from August 6–21, 2022 in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, with some diving competitions taking place in Toronto. There were 17 sports and 20 disciplines in total. The 28th edition of the Canada Games also marked the third time in history the event has taken place in the province of Ontario and the first time in 21 years.

The games were originally scheduled to be held in Niagara Region, Ontario, from August 6 to 21, 2021.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Once, and for all". Canada Games Niagara 2021. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  2. ^ Myrer, George (17 September 2020). "2021 Niagara Canada Summer Games postponed to 2022". The Telegram. Retrieved 12 December 2020.