Other Events
Past sports events in Vancouver include:
- the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships,
- the Canadian Open golf tournament (last held in Vancouver in 2011),
- the Greater Vancouver Institutional golf tournament (held 1996-2010),
- the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games,
- the Molson Indy Vancouver Champ Car race (held 1990-2004),
- some games of the 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup held at Swangard Stadium,
- and the 1990 Gay Games,
- the 2012 FIFA World Cup.
The Vancouver area has also hosted multiple BC Games amateur sports events. The Slam City Jam skateboarding championship was held in Vancouver from 1994 to 2005, and was set to return in 2008. Upcoming events include the 2008 World Ultimate and Guts Championship and the 2009 World Police and Fire Games.
Annual events include the Vancouver Marathon (42K/21K), the Vancouver Sun Run (a 10 km race), Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon and the Cloverdale Rodeo. Horse racing takes place regularly at Hastings Racecourse.
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