The 55+ BC Games will offer athletes from around the province a chance to compete in 30 different sports and people wanting to compete can start signing up as of March 1.

The Greater Victoria 55+ BC Games Host Society announced today the sport package for the games that will be Sept. 13 to 17 this year.

Organizers are expecting some 3,500 participants, including many from Zone 3 which includes 91原创 and the rest of the Fraser Valley. Exact numbers of local competitors won鈥檛 be known until after registration closes in the third week of June.

鈥淭here are a limited number of spots open for each sport so many zones around the province will have playdowns where the participants must qualify to attain a place in the games,鈥� said Cheryl de Graaf, Zone 3 director.

The Victoria sports include:

鈥� 8-Ball

鈥� Cycling (tbc)

鈥� Ice curling

鈥� Soccer

鈥� Archery

鈥� Darts

鈥� Lawn bowling

鈥� Swimming

鈥� Badminton

鈥� Dragon boat racing

鈥� Mountain bike racing

鈥� Table tennis

鈥� Basketball 鈥� 3 on 3

鈥� Equestrian

鈥� Pickleball

鈥� Tennis

鈥� Bocce

鈥� Floor curling

鈥� Rowing

鈥� Track & field

鈥� Bridge

鈥� Golf

鈥� Slo-pitch

鈥� Triathlon

鈥� Carpet bowling

鈥� Hockey

鈥� Snooker

鈥� Whist

鈥� Cribbage

鈥� Horseshoes

The games were cancelled in 2020 and the 2021 games were postponed to 2022.

鈥淲e are excited to have our participants return to the Games after a lengthy absence and are confident that these Games will be an experience of a lifetime for each and every one of them,鈥� said Paul Kingan, BC Senior Games Society president.

The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host cities by the BC Seniors Games Society (BCSGS). The 55+ BC Games were previously held in Kelowna in 2019 where they hosted more than 4,000 participants. Due to COVID-19, the Games were cancelled in Richmond in 2020 and the 2021 Games in Greater Victoria were postponed to 2022.

Participant registration for the 2022 Greater Victoria 55+ BC Games will open March 1, 2022. All participants and volunteers must be fully vaccinated.

For more information about the 55+ BC Games, visit .

鈥淎lso next year the games will be held here in our zone in Abbotsford, and I have some really great ideas to make it the most memorable one yet,鈥� noted de Graaf.

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