Quebec Games

The Quebec Games (, ) is a biennial multi-sport event, held every two years in the Canadian province of Quebec, alternating between the Quebec Winter Games and the Quebec Summer Games. Athletes are strictly amateur only, and represent their region.

The Games were founded in 1970. The first editions of both the Quebec Winter Games and Quebec Summer Games were held in 1971. Since 1981, they have held every odd year. Since 2009, a Quebec Games is held every year, alternating between Winter Games (odd years) and Summer Games (even years).

History The 2016 edition was held at Montreal's Olympic Stadium in conjunction with the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. At around 3700 athletes, the event was larger than the last Winter Olympics in 2014.

Winter sports

A total of 26 sports are a part of the Quebec Winter Games as of 2021 and include the following:

Para-badminton

Long track speed skating

Ringette

Summer sports

A total of 28 sports are a part of the Quebec Summer Games as of 2021 and include the following:

Host cities Year Winter Games Summer Games 1971 Laval Rivière-du-Loup 1972 Montreal Chicoutimi 1973 Rouyn-Noranda 1974 Saint-Georges Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 1975 Rimouski Trois-Rivières 1976 Jonquière 1977 LaSalle, Quebec Sherbrooke 1978 Amos Joliette 1979 Saint-Georges 1980 Thetford Mines 1981 Victoriaville Hull 1983 St. Leonard Sept-Îles 1985 Dolbeau-Mistassini Charlesbourg 1987 Saint-Jérôme Val-d'Or 1989 Matane Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 1991 Mauricie Laval 1993 Baie-Comeau Gaspé 1995 Granby Sherbrooke 1997 Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM Montreal 1999 Trois-Rivières Alma 2001 Rimouski Lachine 2003 Portneuf RCM L'Amiante RCM 2005 Saint-Hyacinthe Amos 2007 L'Assomption RCM Sept-Îles 2009 Blainville/Rosemère/Sainte-Thérèse 2010 Gatineau 2011 Beauharnois/Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 2012 Shawinigan 2013 Saguenay 2014 Longueuil 2015 Drummondville 2016 Montreal 2017 Alma 2018 Thetford Mines 2019 Quebec City

Regions For the purpose of the games, Quebec is sub-divided into 19 regions. Each region carries out its own competitions in each sport, from which the best athletes are chosen to compete at the provincial level. Quebec Games RegionQuebec Administrative Region(s)Regional County Municipalities,Cities/Towns or Boroughs included Abitibi-TémiscamingueAbitibi-Témiscamingue Nord-du-Québec Bourassa Montreal (region) Boroughs of Montreal: Anjou Montréal-Nord St. LeonardIndependent city: Montréal-Est Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Est-du-QuébecBas-Saint-Laurent Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Estrie Estrie Lac-Saint-Louis Montreal (region) Boroughs of Montreal: Lachine LaSalle L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève Outremont Pierrefonds-Roxboro VerdunIndependent cities: Baie-d'Urfé Beaconsfield Côte Saint-Luc Dollard-des-Ormeaux Dorval Dorval Island Hampstead Kirkland Montreal West Mount Royal Pointe-Claire Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Saint-Laurent Senneville Westmount Lanaudière Lanaudière Laurentides Laurentides Laval Laval Mauricie Mauricie Montreal Montreal (region) Boroughs of Montreal: Ahuntsic-Cartierville Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Sud-Ouest Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Outaouais Outaouais Richelieu-Yamaska Montérégie Regional County Municipalities: Acton Brome-Missisquoi La Haute-Yamaska La Vallée-du-Richelieu Les Maskoutains Pierre-De Saurel Rouville Rive-Sud Montérégie Regional County Municipalities/Equivalent Territories: La Vallée-du-Richelieu Le Haut-Richelieu Les Jardins-de-Napierville Marguerite-D'Youville Roussillon Rouville, Longueuil (agglomeration) Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Nord-du-Québec Sud-Ouest Montérégie Regional County Municipalities/Equivalent Territories: Beauharnois-Salaberry Kahnawake Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Roussillon Vaudreuil-Soulanges

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