Calgary is hosting the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games from February 27 to March 2, 2024. Here's what you should know.
Local athlete Paul Oldridge is set to compete at the upcoming Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary. Photo courtesy of Special Olympics Alberta.
In 1977, the first World Winter Games were held in Steamboat Springs, Colo. In 1997, Toronto was the first Canadian city to host the Special Olympics World Winter Games. More than 2,000 athletes competed in the five main sports at the time: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, floor hockey, short track speed skating and snowshoeing.
“We’re so fortunate in Calgary with the support from the corporate community, from our sponsors, to all of our venues and hotels, that we’ve been able to react and respond quickly,” Dommett says. This positive response has inspired the Special Olympics community to do what they can to host the best National Games yet, even in a reduced time period.
Both the Winter and Summer Games use the same qualification system — a four-year competition cycle that starts with district qualifiers for Provincial Games in Year 1; Provincial Games in Year 2 and National Games in Year 3, culminating in the World Games in Year 4.and a former board member of Special Olympics Canada. “Half of my Facebook friends are Special Olympics athletes,” Le May Doan says. “They have this way of humbling me and humbling themselves.
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