Sport Manitoba – Team Manitoba athletes arrived by the bus load on Saturday, giving all teams and individuals time to settle into the athlete village ahead of Week Two competition. Team Manitoba will look to add to its impressive total of 18 medals earned in Week One. There are nine sports on tap for Week Two, with Team Manitoba athletes beginning competition in canoe kayak, female softball, swimming, tennis, and indoor volleyball on Monday. 

Medals will be awarded on the first day of Week Two competition in both swimming and canoe kayak. Golf, male soccer, and cycling events will begin on Tuesday. Then wrestling is the last sport to begin its schedule with competition beginning on Wednesday. 

Team Manitoba’s haul of 18 medals in Week One ranks them sixth among provinces and territories. Manitoba’s medal count includes two gold medals, earned by distance runner Victoria Tachinski and rower Emma Gray. The gold medal winners are the only Manitoba athletes to win three medals each, as Tachinski had also collected two silver medals and Gray won two bronze medals. 

The final day of Canada Summer Games competition is Sunday, August 13, with closing ceremonies to follow that day at 2 p.m. at Investors Group Field. 

Schedule for Monday, August 7:

Canoe Kayak 
9:00 a.m. – Preliminary races – 500-metre & 1000-metre races – Manitoba Canoe & Kayak Centre
1:00 p.m. – Finals – 500-metre & 1000-metre races – Manitoba Canoe & Kayak Centre

Female Softball
3:00 p.m. – Team Manitoba vs. Team PEI – John Blumberg Softball Complex
7:00 p.m. – Team Manitoba vs. Saskatchewan – John Blumberg Softball Complex
 
Swimming
1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. – Timed finals – Various categories
 
Tennis
Time TBD – Team Mix – Winnipeg Lawn Tennis Club
 
Volleyball
11:00 a.m. – Female Volleyball – Team Manitoba vs. Team Yukon – Canada Games Sport for Life Centre
1:00 p.m. – Male Volleyball – Team Manitoba vs. Team NWT – Canada Games Sport For Life Centre
6:00 p.m. – Female Volleyball – Team Manitoba vs. Team Nova Scotia – Investors Group Athletic Centre
8:00 p.m. – Male Volleyball – Team Manitoba vs. Team Ontario – Investors Group Athletic Centre

Canada Summer Games links:

Medal Standings
Results
Schedule

Photo Albums:

For access to photos shared by Team Manitoba, make sure to visit our Facebook photo albums. Photos are available for use by media. Please contact joey.traa@sportmanitoba.ca to inquire about proper photo attribution. Many photos available in higher resolution.

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For more information:

Joey Traa
Communications – Sport Manitoba
T: (204) 230-5036
joey.traa@sportmanitoba.ca