2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s | Team Manitoba

Team Manitoba at the 2025 Canada Summer Games

St. John’s will welcome more than 4,000 athletes, managers and coaches, across 17 different sports, to compete in the 2025 Games. From the athletes and coaches to volunteers and fans, the 2025 Games will make every Canadian feel at home on The Rock.

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2025 CSG Quick Links

Find essential resources, information about the host community, and everything you need to know to prepare for your Canada Games experience.

Guide to Games

Important information on flights and travel , accommodations, meals, medical, packing lists,
and more.

Mission Staff

Meet the staff and volunteers working hard behind the scenes.

Meet the Mission Staff

Sports

Find detailed information about your sport.

Media Guide

Tips for preparing for and participating in media interviews.

Performance Guides

Get Games ready with these athlete guides to sleep, mental skills, nutrition, hydration, muscle relaxation, and deep breathing.

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Sports Competing in 2025

Artistic Swimming

Age Category

15-21 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Amber Marra

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Athletics

Age Category

Able-bodied: Under 24 as of December 31, 2025
Para Athletics: Under 35 as of December 31, 2025
Special Olympics Athletics: Under 35 as of December 31, 2024

Mission Staff

Lynn Girardin

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Baseball

Age Category

Men’s: 17 and under as of December 31, 2025 (Manitoba is permitted up to two (2) 18 and under players)
Women’s: 16 and under as of December 31, 2025 (Manitoba is permitted up to two (2) 18 and under players)

Mission Staff

Emily George (Male), Janelle Bonuicky (Female)

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

View St. Pats Ball Park

View Smallwood Field

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Basketball

Age Category

17 and under as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Bailey Riffel (Female), Franz Tibay (Male)

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Beach Volleyball

Age Category

20 and under as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Amber Marra

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Canoe Kayak

Age Category

21 and under as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Pat Alexander

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

View PSO Website

Cycling

Age Category

Mountain Bike: 16-20 as of December 31, 2025 (Manitoba women’s team is permitted one (1) U23 athlete)
Road: 16-20 as of December 31, 2025 (Manitoba women’s team is permitted two (2) U23 athletes)
Para Cycling: 16-35 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Darian Hole

Technical Package

View Mountain Bike

Schedule

Venue

View Mountain Bike

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Diving

Age Category

12-19 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Laurie MacDonell

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Golf

Age Category

18 and under as of August 1, 2025

Mission Staff

Franz Tibay

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

View PSO Website

Indoor Volleyball

Age Category

18 and under as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Pat Alexander (Male), Emily George (Female)

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Lacrosse

Age Category

Under 17 as of December 31, 2025 (Manitoba is permitted up to three (3) overage (U18) players per gender)

Mission Staff

Alex Stoikos

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

View Boys PSO Website

View Girls PSO Website

Rugby 7s

Age Category

Men’s: Under 20 as of December 31, 2024
Women’s: Under 18 as of December 31, 2024

Mission Staff

Scott Kirk

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Sailing

Age Category

15-20 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Darian Hole

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

View PSO Website

Soccer

Age Category

Under 17 before January 1, 2025

Mission Staff

Felicia Borges (Female), Lynn Girardin (Male)

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

View King George V Field

View Fortis Canada Games Complex

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Softball

Age Category

Men’s: Under 20 as of December 31, 2024 (Manitoba is permitted up to two (2) under 21 players)
Women’s: Under 19 as of December 31, 2024

Mission Staff

Janelle Bohunicky (Female), Scott Kirk (Male)

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Swimming

Age Category

Olympic Men’s Program: 17 and under as of December 31, 2025
Olympic Women’s Program: 16 and under as of December 31, 2025
Paralympic Program: 13-25 as of December 31, 2025
Special Olympics Program: 13-25 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Laurie MacDonell

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Tennis

Age Category

16 and under as of December 31, 2025 (two (2) men and two (2) women)
18 and under as of December 31, 2025* (two (2) men and two (2) women)
- Provinces and territories are able to have 16U athletes compete as 18U during the event.

Mission Staff

Donnae Gordon

Technical Package

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Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

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Wrestling

Age Category

15-18 as of December 31, 2025

Mission Staff

Bailey Riffel

Technical Package

View Technical Package

Schedule

Venue

Provincial Sport Organization (PSO)

View PSO Website

Guide to Games

Detailed information for athletes, coaches, managers, and families about preparing for Games, being at Games, and opportunities after Games.

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Follow The Herd

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Keep Up With St. John’s

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Contact Team Manitoba

Still have questions? Get in touch with the team behind the team.

games@sportmanitoba.ca

Team Manitoba Stories

Meet Team Manitoba’s coaches, athletes, and Mission Staff. Dive into special moments from the Canada Games.

Team Toba's cyclists are in peak form, many of them have been training and racing across the country and even overseas. Now, it’s about bringing them together as one team at the Canada Games.

The Road to St. John’s: Cycling's prep for the 2025 CSG

Team Toba's cyclists are in peak form, many of them have been training and racing across the country and even overseas. Now, it’s about bringing them together as one team at the Canada Games.

The wrestling program in Manitoba is small, which is part of what makes the team's dynamic special. The athletes are learning about mindset and managing pressure to focus on their own performance.

Building Champions On and Off the Mat

The wrestling program in Manitoba is small, which is part of what makes the team's dynamic special. The athletes are learning about mindset and managing pressure to focus on their own performance.

High-performance sport is about more than podiums—it's about passion and creating a legacy that extends beyond the court. Team Manitoba’s beach volleyball team is proving exactly that by building a brighter future for beach volleyball in Manitoba.

Team Toba Beach Volleyball Inspiring the Next Generation

High-performance sport is about more than podiums—it's about passion and creating a legacy that extends beyond the court. Team Manitoba’s beach volleyball team is proving exactly that by building a brighter future for beach volleyball in Manitoba.

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Territorial Acknowledgement

Sport Manitoba acknowledges the work we do to support a thriving amateur sport community takes place on the traditional lands and waterways of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota Oyate, and Denesuline, as well as the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.
We respect the spirit and intent of the treaties made here and are grateful to work, live, and play on this land, while working toward advancing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action 87-91.