Opening the 2012 BC Winter Games in Vernon
Channel: GovernmentofBC
Date: 2012-02-25

More than 1,500 athletes, coaches and officials are ready to thrill B.C. and test their abilities with the start of the 2012 BC Winter Games in Vernon, announced Premier Christy Clark.

Over the next four days, Vernon is the centre for B.C.'s emerging high-performance athletes as they compete in 17 sport events in 15 different sporting areas, including archery, badminton, netball, ringette and speed skating. Athletes participating in these Games are from communities across British Columbia and range in age from nine- to 17-years-old.

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