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2010 Winter Olympics – update
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Canada welcomes the world in 2010! After the Winter Olympics, the Paralympic Winter Games are held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, from March 12 to 21.
To find facts related to the host city and province, sports in Canada, as well as people with disabilities (as of March 8), see Vancouver 2010 Winter Games... by the numbers.
Sport in Canada
Organized sport can help children grow, giving a sense of achievement while building teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, decision-making, and communications skills. Sport also enables us to channel our energy, competitiveness and aggression in socially beneficial ways. See the study Participation in Sports, 2005 found under the Physical education topic.
