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2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Week with Celebrity Snowshoe Relay Race

26 février 2024

Calgarians Team Up to Kick Off 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Week with Celebrity Snowshoe Relay Race Presented by Black Diamond Group Calgary-based athletes, media, corporate leaders and Games officials compete head-to-head in traditional snowshoe competition

CALGARY—The longstanding tradition of staging a Celebrity Snowshoe Race presented by Black Diamond Group on the eve of the Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games will continue in Calgary, February 26 at 2 p.m.

Co-Chairs for the Calgary Games, Cheryl Bernard and François Poirier, will be joined by sport personalities, media, and corporate leaders for the fun and entertaining 4x100-metre relay race across the snow-clad course at Maple Ridge Golf Course.

The event is the unofficial kick off to the 2024 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary, February 27 – March 2.

Who: Calgary Personalities and Corporate Leaders Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary Athlete Ambassadors Presented by Pembina Games Organizing Committee/Officials

When: February 26, 2024 1 p.m. – Check-In 1:30 p.m. – Race Overview 2:00 p.m. – Snowshoe Relay Race Presented by Black Diamond Group

Where: Maple Ridge Golf Course 1240 Mapleglade Drive SE Calgary

For further information, please contact:
Chris Dornan
Special Olympics Canada Winter Games Calgary 2024
T: 403-620-8731

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