Amateur sport in Toronto

Information about Amateur sport in Toronto

Amateur sport in Toronto has a vibrant and distinguished history, with a breadth of sports featuring significant participation in youth leagues, collegiate sports, and other organised and ad-hoc events.

Basketball

Toronto youth basketball is the most participated sport in the Highschool programs in the GTA, often considered the fastest growing sport at the Toronto Highschool level.

Hockey

Toronto youth hockey teams participate in the world's largest organised hockey league, the Greater Toronto Hockey League, founded in 1911 in the The Beaches neighbourhood.

Football

Toronto was for many years the host of the annual Vanier Cup football championship, and also hosted (and won) many of the early Grey Cup competitions that were contested by amateur football teams. Both championship games will once again be held in Toronto in 2007, along with the annual Metro Bowl high school championship.

Collegiate sports

Universities

Community colleges

Events

There have been some proponents for the city to host the Summer Olympics. With city council's endorsement, bids were submitted to the International Olympic Committee to host the 1996 Olympics, eventually awarded to Atlanta, and the 2008 Olympics, awarded to Beijing.

With Canada's selection as host for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Toronto was established as the venue for the final and third-place matches, hosting twelve games in total.

Starting in 2007, every January the city hosts the International Bowl, an NCAA college football bowl game. The inaugural match was contested between the University of Cincinnati and Western Michigan University.

The city also features ad-hoc events like the Toronto Donut Ride, an informal weekly road cycling tour that also covers parts of York Region.

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The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), formerly known as the "Metro Toronto Hockey League", is a minor level ice hockey organization based out of the Toronto region of Ontario. The league was founded in 1911 as the Beaches Hockey League by Fred C. Waghorne, Sr.
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The Beaches is a neighbourhood and popular tourist destination located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The trendy shops of Queen Street East lie at the heart of The Beaches community, with the boardwalk by the lake and several large parks being just a few steps south.
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The Vanier Cup (French: Coupe Vanier) is the championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football. It is named after former Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier. It is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl.
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Canadian football is a form of football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100.6 m) long and 65 yards (59.
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Grey Cup (in French: Coupe Grey) is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team.
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The Metro Bowl is the pinnicle for High School football teams in the Greater Toronto Area. The Game is usually held in early December at the Rogers Centre, in downtown Toronto. The current title holders are the St. Michael's College Kerry Blues.
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University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) is located in Oshawa, Ontario and shares its campus with Durham College. The university was founded in 2002 and accepted its first students in 2003, making it one of Canada's newest universities.
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The Ryerson Rams are the athletic teams that represent Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

See also Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

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The Varsity Blues are the sports teams at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The group of teams is 130 years old, and have won many awards.

Football


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The York Lions is the official name for the athletic teams that representing York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The logo features a red lion from the school's logo.
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Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. With more than 100,000 students, Seneca is Canada's largest college which offers programs in more than 260 career fields.
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Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning (generally referred to as Humber) is a college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber provides over 350 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, apprenticeship and postgraduate programs.
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George Brown College (GBC) is a public, fully-accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was founded in 1967 by the government of Ontario.
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Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology is the oldest College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario, founded in 1966. It is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; its four campuses are situated to serve the eastern portion of the Greater Toronto Area.
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The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee.
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International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 1894. Its membership is 205 National Olympic Committees.
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Overview Atlanta
AthensTorontoMelbourneManchesterBelgrade

1996 Summer Olympics
Details
Committee International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Election venue Tokyo
96th IOC Session
Important dates

Decision September 18, 1990
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Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta

Flag
Nickname: Hotlanta,[1] The A-T-L[1]
Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the state of Georgia
Coordinates:
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Overview Beijing
TorontoParisIstanbulOsaka

2008 Summer Olympics
Details
Committee International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Election venue Moscow
112th IOC Session
Important dates
First bid February 1, 2000
Second bid
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Běijīng
北京
The Temple of Heaven, a symbol of Beijing
Location within China
Coordinates:
Country People's Republic of China
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Tournament details
Host nation  Canada
Dates June 30–July 22
Teams 24  (from 6 confederations)
Venues
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Stadium Rogers Centre
Location Toronto, Ontario

Operated 2007 — present
Conference Tie-ins Big East, Mid-American

Payout US$750,000 (2007)

2007 Matchup
Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24 The International Bowl
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National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" or "N-C-Two-A" ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the
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College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States.
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In the USA, a bowl game is traditionally a post-season college football game; however the term "bowl" has become synonymous with a major football event and variations of the traditional post-season match-up between two successful college teams do exist.
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Western Michigan Broncos
(8-5)

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Bill Cubit 2007 International Bowl
International Bowl
Western Michigan Broncos at Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Bearcats
(8-5)
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University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2]
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Western Michigan University (abbr. WMU) is a public university established in 1903; its main campus is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. As of the 2007-2008 school year, the school has slightly fewer than 25,000 students.
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The Donut Ride is an informal Toronto road cycling tour run every Saturday and Sunday as well as public holidays. Typical summer numbers range from 100 to 125 riders forming a large pack, and weather permitting the ride continues year-round and often sees a dozen riders even in
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Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation, and a sport. The bicycle carries riders across land, through tunnels, over bridges, snow, or, less frequently, over ice (icebiking).
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