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2010 Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games
RESULTS
Click HERE to view the results from the games for each event!
History of "the Games" (Taken from MB games website)
 In 1972 the Provincial Government approved the initiation of a Provincial Games Development Program, which would give rural Manitoba an equal opportunity to participate in amateur sport.
The first province-wide Manitoba Games was held in Winnipeg in late December as part of the city’s 1974 Centennial Celebration. These Games were used to identify and select Manitoba’s 1975 Canada Winter Games teams. Neepawa was chosen to host the 1976 Manitoba Summer Games and the 1978 Manitoba Winter Games were held in Dauphin. After a hiatus, the Manitoba Games program was reinstituted in 1986 and has been held every two years since.
- 1986 Winter - Flin Flon
- 1988 Summer - Beausejour/Pinawa
- 1990 Winter - Carman
- 1992 Summer - Minnedosa/Neepawa
- 1994 Winter - Thompson
- 1996 Summer - Morden
- 1998 Winter - Gimli
- 2000 Summer - Virden
- 2002 Winter - The Pas/OCN
- 2004 Summer - Dauphin
- 2006 Winter - Beausejour
- 2008 Summer - Carman
- 2010 Winter - Portage la Prairie
Quick Facts
- The Power Smart Manitoba Games follow the Olympic cycle, taking place every two years, alternating between summer and winter events.
- The program is administered by Sport Manitoba and implemented by the Manitoba Games Council.
- Sport Manitoba, Manitoba's corporate community, participant registration fees and local fundraising efforts fund the program.
- 1200 volunteers are trained to operate a multi-sport event.
- The provincial host community benefits from in excess of $150,000 in sport facility capital upgrades.
- There is an opportunity for a monetary surplus at the completion of the Games. Previous financial legacies have ranged from $10,000 to $100,000.
- 1800 participants and a large number of family members contribute to an economic impact of over one million dollars on the host community.
The 2010 Games
The upcoming Manitoba Winter Games will be taking place March 10-13 of 2010. This will be Portage la Prairie's first time hosting a Manitoba Games and it is sure to be one to remember. Athletes wanting to attend will fall into two categories: Youth (born 1992 or later) and Junior (born 1996 or later). The Manitoba Badminton Association would like to encourage athletes of all levels to participate in the qualifiers for each region as there are many spots available to Manitoban athletes.
There will be 5 events at the upcoming Manitoba Winter Games:
Boys Singles
Girls Singles
Boys Doubles
Girls Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Athletes can qualify to compete in only one event and each region may use a different selection process to determine these athletes.
To view the athlete Technical Package for the games click here
For a list of each regions team listsand a list of coaches and managers for each region please follow this link
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