“I’ve basically been playing basketball every day of the week for the last six years. It’s kind of all I do. I’ve been playing for about nine years now.” This is wheelchair basketball athlete Josh Brown’s third Canada Games. He played for Team Manitoba in 2015 (Prince George, BC), in 2019 (Red Deer, Alberta), and…
Tournaments and qualifiers, training with the team, landing in PEI – with so many things to prepare for in advance of the Canada Games, squash sisters Anne and Emily Hargraves arrived at the 2023 Canada Winter Games ready to compete. “It’s really cool to play on the same team together, we have a lot of…
14-year-old Victoria Lee (Winnipeg) is half of Team Manitoba’s female doubles team that earned the Herd’s first medal of the 2023 Canada Games – a silver in a hard-fought match against Ontario. Victoria started playing table tennis when she was nine years old, and one of her keys to success is to always have fun…
When you think of recovery for athletes, what images pop into your mind? For many, they think of athletes soaking in an ice bath or hot tub, getting a massage or stretching, or using fancy gadgets like Normatec Compression sleeves, massage guns, foam rollers or even other compression garments. These things can all aid in…
Team Manitoba’s 207 athletes, 68 coaches, managers, and technical support staff, and 22 mission staff are participating in the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Here are our stories: Team Toba bringing home 19 medals from Canada Winter Games – Discover Westman Team Toba bringing home 19 medals from Canada Winter Games – CVHN A great time…
More than fifty students and coaches from northern Manitoba had the opportunity to learn badminton from two of Manitoba’s top badminton players as part of the Calm Air Sport Series, hosted the weekend of January 13-15 in Thompson. The students learned badminton fundamentals from Kevin Tsang and Kyi Nichols, nationally-ranked badminton players and qualified coaches…
Sport Manitoba offers a wide range of grants that emphasize training and skill development to facilitate the growth of athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers across the province. The Official Assistance Grant was used in Rosenort, Manitoba to assist with their minor ball program. Build it and they will come Chris Manning, treasurer of the…
On Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, hockey icon Bobby Hull passed away at the age of 84. Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 at the 10th Anniversary Induction Ceremony, Hull legitimized the upstart World Hockey Association when he became the first professional hockey player to sign a million-dollar contract, at the corner…
February 7, 2023 – WINNIPEG, MB – Speed skating’s Sofia Bieber (Winnipeg) is Team Manitoba’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. “I’m so honoured to represent Manitoba as the flagbearer for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. When I first heard, I was like “wow, they…