{"id":1877,"date":"2018-12-17T17:19:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T22:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/?p=1877"},"modified":"2023-01-09T20:39:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T01:39:42","slug":"7000-300-provincial-games-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/7000-300-provincial-games-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"7000-300 Provincial Games Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>7000-300 Provincial Games: Provincial Games Structure<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><em>Review Date: February 2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><em>Effective Date: February 2021<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Games Structure shall consist of Spring, Summer and Winter Games taking place on a four year cycle.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Spring Games:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">These games shall take place every four years (2020, 2024\u2026) in May or June with the following sports being contested:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Aquatics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Basketball <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">10 Pin Bowling<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Powerlifting <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Rhythmic Gymnastics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Summer Games:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">These games shall take place every four years (2021, 2025\u2026) in July or August with the following sports being contested:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Athletics<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Bocce<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Soccer<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Softball<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Golf<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Winter Games:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">These games shall take place every four years (2019 2023\u2026) in January or February with the following sports being contested:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Alpine Skiing <\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Figure Skating<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Nordic Skiing<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Snowshoeing<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Speed Skating<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 108pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Curling<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Provincial Floor Hockey and 5-Pin Bowling Championship:<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">This championship shall take place every four years in April or May in the same year as the Winter Games (2019, 2023\u2026).<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Athlete Eligibility:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Athletes must meet all eligibility criteria and may compete in only ONE sport per Games.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7000-300 Provincial Games: Provincial Games Structure Review Date: February 2021\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Effective Date: February 2021 Special Olympics Ontario Provincial Games Structure shall consist of Spring, Summer and Winter Games taking place on a four year cycle. 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