Victoria marks 30 years since playing host to Commonwealth Games
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Three decades later, Victoria's Commonwealth Games legacy lives on, and organizers gathered in Victoria on Thursday to celebrate their ongoing impact on Vancouver Island.
Victoria’s sporting community is marking 30 years since the B.C. capital hosted the Commonwealth Games.
The games opened Aug. 18, 1994, to a packed Centennial Stadium.
Three decades later, the legacy lives on, and organizers gathered in Victoria on Thursday to celebrate the games’ ongoing impact on Vancouver Island.
“Which is really to leverage the strengths of the region, and provide opportunities for coaches and athletes,” said 94 Forward president John MacMillan.
Thanks to the legacy of the games, Victoria is now home to Olympic and Paralympic training facilities. This year, it’s hosted some 160 Canadian athletes training in sports ranging from skateboarding to boxing to diving and athletics.
To mark the milestone anniversary, the Pacific Institute for Sport Education, a non-profit that grew out of the ’94 games, announced it is continuing to build on the legacy with an expansion of programming for those 13 to 18 years old.
“The time to reach more teens is now, so we are excited to introduce our ‘gift of potential’ program,” said PISE board member Stephen Chang.
Just 10 per cent of youth in that age group meet Canada’s recommended guidelines for physical activity, averaging instead four hours of screen time per day.
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