2024 Ontario Winter Games officially kick off in Thunder Bay

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The official 2024 Ontario Winter Games cauldron is lit during the opening ceremonies at Fort William Historical Park on Friday.

The 2024 Ontario Winter Games are underway in Thunder Bay after opening ceremonies on Friday night, athletes and their families are ready to go.The 2024 Ontario Winter Games cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony at Fort William Historical Park on Friday. While competition in some sports began Friday morning, the event officially kicked off Friday evening with an opening ceremony at Fort William Historical Park.

"He's super excited," she said, adding Anton has been wrestling for a couple of years. "We're super pumped, really excited. We're just ready to watch him." Jennifer Melchiorre also has a son competing this weekend; in her case, the sport is futsal, a fast-paced, five-a-side version of soccer played on a hard surface, such as a basketball court. During the 2024 games in Thunder Bay, futsal is being played at the Lakehead University fieldhouse."So we're pretty excited to see how we do."

Athletes competing in this weekend's Ontario Winter Games in Thunder Bay walk into the main square at Fort William Historical Park during the athlete parade on Friday night. "It's hard to believe," said Diane Imrie, the executive director of the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. "When I spoke with some of the athletes who competed at those events, they were saying that they couldn't believe it was 50 years ago."The 2024 Games kicked off Friday night with opening ceremonies held at Fort William Historical Park. The games themselves will take place over two weekends - Feb. 16-19, and Feb.

 

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