2013 Canada Summer Games Explained

2013 Canada Summer Games
Host City:	Sherbrooke, Quebec
Provinces And Territories:	13
Events:	270 in 16 Sports
Opening:	August 2
Closing:	August 17
Opened By:	Stephen Harper
Stadium:	Université de Sherbrooke Stadium (OC) Parc Jacques Cartier(CC)^[1]
Spreviouss:	2009 CSG

The 2013 Canada Summer Games is a national multi-sport event that was held in Sherbrooke, Quebec from August 2, 2013 to August 17, 2013.^[2] These Games were the first Canada Summer Games to be held in Quebec, and third overall after the inaugural Canada Winter Games in Quebec City in 1967 and the 1983 Canada Winter Games in Saguenay.

Medal table

The following is the medal table for the 2013 Canada Summer Games.^[3]

Sports

269 events in 17 different sports were contested.^[4] The only change at these Games involved dropping rugby sevens and replacing it with fencing (which was moved over from the Canada Winter Games.^[5]

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events proposed to be contested in each sport/discipline.

• Aquatics
  • • • • • • • Canoeing
  • Canoe sprint (34)
• Cycling
  • Mountain biking (6)
  • Road (6)
    • • • Soccer (2)
          • • • • Volleyball Wrestling
  • Freestyle (26)

Venues

List of venues as follows:^[6]

• Atto Beaver Park

Beach volleyball

• Bishop's University

Basketball, Soccer

• Cegep de Sherbrooke - Centre de l'activité physique

Fencing, Wrestling

• Centre récréatif de Rock Forest

Tennis

• Sherbrooke

Cycling

• Lac des Nations

Canoe-Kayak

• Lac Magog

Rowing, Sailing

• Lac Memphrémagog

Open Water Swimming

• Milby Golf Club

Golf

• Mont Bellevue

Mountain Bike

• Palais des Sports

Basketball

• Parc Bureau

Softball

• Parc Desranleau

Softball

• Parc de l'Est

Baseball

• Stade Julien Morin

Baseball

• Parc Sylvie-Daigle

Soccer

• Stade Amédée-Roy

Baseball

• Université de Sherbrooke

Athletics, Diving, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball

Participating provinces and territories

All 13 provinces and territories competed.

• • • • • • • • • • • (Hosts)

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Programming: Time to submit your application!. February 10, 2012. November 3, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120916180400/http://www.canadagames.ca/Groups/News/Press%20release%20Culture-Canada%20Summer%20Games-Sherbrooke%202013_ENG%20FINAL.pdf#. 2012-09-16. dead.
2. Web site: 2013 Canada Summer Games - Sherbrooke. July 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720155312/http://www.canadagames.ca/content/Games/2013-Sherbrooke.asp#. 2014-07-20. dead.
3. Web site: Medal standing. Cg2013.gems.pro. 2018-01-25.
4. http://www.canadagames.ca/Images/Sport/2013%20Technical%20Packages/Sport_Event_Discipline_2012.08.01.pdf Sports disciplines
5. Web site: Rugby knocked out of 2013 Canada Summer Games. 2012-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072746/http://www.hamiltonscores.com/2008/01/03/rugby-knocked-out-of-2013-canada-summer-games/. 2016-03-04. dead .
6. Web site: Competition venues Jeux d'été du Canada - Sherbrooke 2013 Canada Summer Games . 2013-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130504094658/http://www.sherbrooke2013.ca/en/competition-venues . 2013-05-04 . dead .