Opening ceremony officially begins sports competition that will last all weekend
The Maple Ridge 2024 BC Summer Games officially opened on Thursday evening, July 18, with more than 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials marching into a stadium created at the Albion sports fields.
"Give yourselves a huge round of applause for the months of work, dedication and training," said Global B.C.'s Safeeya Pirani to the athletes, who needed little prompting to make themselves heard.
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