Sports

Victoria is Canada’s year-round sports destination. Rated the Fittest city in Canada, Victoria boasts a temperate climate that allows both aspiring and accomplished athletes to train and compete outdoors all year long. The city’s beauty inspires athletes’ determination and fuels their adrenaline.

Sports enthusiasts, who prefer to participate from the cheering section rather than the playing field, also benefit from Victoria’s natural playground. Sporting event organizers are impressed by Victoria’s ideal surroundings, but also by its infrastructure to support a national or international championship: a legacy from hosting the 1994 Commonwealth Games.  

From Olympic gold medallists to local Little League teams, Victoria is home to the heart of champions. Athletes from around the world, across North America and from our own backyard train in Victoria. They come for Victoria’s environment but they also come for its first-class facilities and coaching. Combined, theses elements create a sense of community and a quality of life that is envied in the world of sport.

In 2010, Victoria’s mainland neighbours, Vancouver and Whistler, will show British Columbia’s beauty and quality of life to the world as they host the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Do not miss the opportunity to visit Victoria and Vancouver Island before and after your Winter Games experience.