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Three-day competitors for U16 and U18 athletes
OTTAWA, Might 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Royal Canadian Legion Dominion President Thomas D. Irvine is happy to announce the host metropolis for the 2024 and 2025 Legion Nationals is Calgary, Alberta.
“It’s an enormous dedication to host these video games, and we all know the Calgary video games’ organizing committee and different devoted volunteers will do an unbelievable job,” says Irvine. “Alberta and Northwest Territories Command together with Calgary and space branches are desirous to welcome the athletes in addition to coaches and officers from throughout the nation.”
Competitors will happen at Calgary’s Foothills Athletic Park as follows:
- 2024: 7-13 August (competitors dates: 11th of September August)
- 2025: 6-12 August (competitors dates: 8-10 August)
“We’re happy and proud to be named host of the Legion Nationwide Youth Monitor and Area Championships for 2024 and 2025,” says Calgary Monitor Council Chair, Ed Moore. “This occasion is the top of youth Athletics in Canada and we’re excited to convey it to Alberta for the primary time since 2005. We look ahead to the best high quality competitors and we promise a memorable occasion for all who take part.”
Different companions embody Athletics Canada, Athletics Alberta, the Legion’s AB-NWT Command, Calgary and space Legion Branches, the College of Calgary, the place the Legion-sponsored athletes will probably be housed and fed, and Tourism Calgary.
“Calgary is thrilled to have been entrusted to host the 2024 and 2025 Legion Nationwide Youth Monitor and Area Championships,” mentioned Jeff Daniels, Govt Director, Sport, Tradition & Main Occasions at Tourism Calgary. “These occasions are anticipated to collectively ship over $5 million in projected financial affect, together with far reaching group, grassroots sport, and legacy advantages. We’re grateful to the Royal Canadian Legion and Athletics Canada for choosing Calgary and we look ahead to welcoming these younger athletes and their households to our metropolis.”
The 46th and 47th years for the occasion will see near 1,000 athletes from throughout the nation competing in Canada’s solely monitor and subject championships for the below 16 and below 18 age classes. The world-class competitors grew from Legionnaires’ assist and promotion of youth sports activities as a wholesome exercise to assist youngsters whose fathers or moms had been serving overseas or had served within the Canadian Armed Forces. The Legion later developed native, provincial, and nationwide youth athletic applications, which now culminate within the video games.
The Royal Canadian Legion sponsors tons of of athletes annually, with the assist of branches and provincial/territorial instructions from throughout the nation. A number of hundred different youth be part of as open athletes. Many Legion alumni later go on to compete on the worldwide degree.
“We’re so excited to take the video games to Calgary and know town will probably be a welcome host for the tons of of younger athletes that can meet to compete – and develop new friendships, one of many nice legacies of those video games!” says Legion Nationwide Sports activities Committee Chair and Dominion Vice President Brian Weaver. “We’re actually wanting ahead to working with our new hosts in 2024 and 2025.”
The 2020 and 2021 video games had been cancelled as a result of pandemic. Chosen cities usually host the video games for 2 years in a row and the 2022 and 2023 Legion Nationals are scheduled to happen in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
- 2022: Sherbrooke, QC, 3-9 August 2022 (competitors dates: 5-7 Aug)
- 2023: Sherbrooke, QC, 9-15 August 2023 (competitors dates: 11-13 Aug)
Extra details about the Legion Nationals may be discovered at LegionNationals.ca.
Extra info associated to the pandemic scenario and the Legion’s response may be discovered on our COVID-19 page.
About The Royal Canadian Legion
Based in 1925, the Legion is Canada’s largest Veteran assist and group service group. We’re a non-profit group with a nationwide attain throughout Canada in addition to branches within the U.S. and Europe. With near 250,000 members, lots of whom volunteer a unprecedented period of time to their branches, our energy is in our numbers.
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