DELISLE - Next month brings the 2025 Canada Summer Games to the east coast out in St. John's, NL, and a few local names will be competing on Team Saskatchewan.
The full roster of athletes was announced this week for the big time event, which kicks off on August 9 and runs for just over two weeks, concluding on August 25.
The Canada Summer Games will bring together a total of 377 athletes representing 92 communities across Saskatchewan, who will be competing in 19 sports to determine the best in the country.
With a number of strong medal contenders in many disciplines and numerous provincial and national champions in their respective sports found among the team’s ranks, Team Sask will aim to improve upon its medal count of 32 at the 2022 Canada Summer Games that were held in Niagara, Ontario.
In total, it's expected that approximately 4500 of Canada’s top amateur athletes from all 13 provinces and territories will compete at the national multi-sport event, which first launched in 1967.
During a provincial media conference held on Monday at the Regina Performing Arts Centre, Lieutenant Governor Bernadette McIntyre brought greetings from King Charles III and stated: “What a thrilling time awaits Team Sask at the upcoming 2025 Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland and Labrador! You will be competing against Canada’s elite athletes. I hope you enjoy the challenge and do your very best.”
Team Sask Chef de Mission Greg Perreaux formally announced Team Sask's full contingent to media and addressed the crowd of over 120 athletes, coaches, and representatives from the Government of Saskatchewan, Sask Sport, and the Saskatchewan Games Council.
“Every one of our teams has put in a tremendous amount of preparation to get ready for their moment on the national stage,” Perreaux said in a media release. “These Games will be an opportunity to build lifelong memories, meet new friends from across the province and country, and enjoy the incredible experience that only the Canada Games can offer.”
“It is my pleasure to congratulate all members of Team Saskatchewan who were selected to represent our province at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John's, Newfoundland,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross said in the release. “Your hard work and dedication has given you the opportunity to showcase your abilities in the country's marquee event for amateur sport, an achievement that you should be very proud of. I hope the memories and experiences of the 2025 Canada Summer Games will last a lifetime.”
This year's event will also see a few local names from around the district area competing.
Eryn Kielo of Delisle, competing in the women's 3000m steeplechase running event.
Jordan Durham of Delisle, competing in the men's softball event.
Rhett Anderson of Hanley, competing in the men's baseball event.
Kash Meyers of Lucky Lake, competing in the men's volleyball event.
Hailey Burton of Rosetown, competing in the women's softball event.
Athletes who compete at the Canada Games represent the country’s next generation of national, international, Olympic, and Paralympic champions. Team Sask alumni Catriona Le May Doan, Mark McMorris, Emily Clark, Rylan Wiens, Shelby Newkirk, and Carissa Norsten, among many others, can all count their previous Canada Games experiences as a stepping stone to the highest levels of sport.
The public is invited to stay tuned online at teamsask.ca to get daily results from the games for Team Sask.
