Team NL Heading to 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara in August

  • Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

July 19, 2022

The Honourable Steve Crocker, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation is congratulating and wishing Team NL athletes good luck as they head to the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario, August 6-21. An athletes’ rally was held this evening at the PowerPlex in St. John’s.

At the athletes’ rally, it was announced that 16-year old Jaida Lee of St. John’s was selected as Flagbearer for Team NL at the Canada Summer Games opening ceremony. At the Canada Summer Games, Jaida will be the first-ever female to compete on an all-male baseball team in the history of the multi-sport competition. In 2021, Jaida helped lead Newfoundland and Labrador to the championship title at the Atlantic Female Under 16 Baseball Championship and was named top batter and pitcher at the event. She was also recognized by Baseball NL as the Female Athlete of the Year in 2021.

Approximately 400 athletes, coaches, managers and mission staff will participate in the Canada Summer Games. Team NL will be represented by 22 teams, participating in 17 sports. Those sports include athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, cycling, diving, golf, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball and wrestling.

For more information, the latest updates and results for Team NL during the 2022 Canada Summer Games, please visit www.teamnl.ca.

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“Let’s celebrate Team NL as they head off to the 2022 Canada Summer Games! The Canada Games is the largest amateur sporting event in our country giving young, aspiring athletes the ability to compete against the best amateur athletes in the country on the national stage. We are proud of you and commend your commitment to training and preparation for representing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Games. Congratulations and good luck! Your time at the Games will leave you with many valuable lessons, friendships and memories, long after you return.”
Honourable Steve Crocker
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

“I know that Team NL will represent the province well at the 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games. Our athletes, coaches, and team managers have worked hard to prepare, and a rally event is a great way to celebrate our youth and sport. I encourage every Newfoundlander and Labradorian to continue to cheer on our athletes as they finish final preparations before heading off to Niagara in a few weeks.”
Gary Martin
Team NL Chef de Mission

“Newfoundland and Labrador has participated in every Canada Games since 1969 and we should be proud of the ability of our young athletes to have this amazing opportunity to represent our province on a national level. I wish everyone involved with Team NL much success at the Games and hope that all our athletes will enjoy their experience, aspire to learn so much about themselves, the Canadian culture and values of their fellow athletes, and compete to their fullest potential.”
Chris Schwartz
Board President of SportNL

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2022 07 19 6:59 pm