Athletes from across Canada's North will be among those competing at this month's Canada Summer Games, including some in sports rarely seen in their home territories.
Cyclists pedal during the men's omnium elimination track cycling competition at the Pan Am Games in Milton, Ontario, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Athletes from across Canada's North will be among those competing at this month's Canada Summer Games, including some in sports rarely seen in their home territories.
"I'm incredibly excited but also quite nervous because this is still a new sport to us. I'm excited to see how things go." Competitors from Canada's three territories often face challenges not seen by their provincial counterparts, such as limited recreational facilities, shorter summers and smaller team numbers."We face a lot of challenges and obstacles, but for us to overcome them and come here to play beach volleyball, it just shows we play hard," said team member Ian McDonald.
The 100-member N.W.T. team includes 68 athletes in basketball, soccer, tennis, swimming, track and field, and and indoor and beach volleyball."They're able to look beyond what other people might see as challenges and grab them as opportunities and make it work for them."
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