Games song performed at the Opening Ceremony features local children's choir

The Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games is celebrating the provincial proclamation of BC Games Week and the four local athletes who have been honoured as the Torchbearers for the Opening Ceremony.

The Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games Young Reporters program is bringing together approximately 50 Penticton students to be part of the excitement.

Breathe in, breathe out, and let the arrow fly. And that’s archery in a nutshell.  Archery is one of 17 sports at the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games, and will see 73 athletes from around the province find their targets in three days of competition.

Kristi Richards’ path to the Olympics was paved by competing in the BC Winter Games.  “It was that little spark of what’s to come,” said Richards, who will the keynote speaker at the BC Winter Games Opening Ceremony in Penticton, Feb. 25.

The Opening Ceremony will kick off the Penticton 2016 BC Winter Games on Thursday, Feb. 25 — featuring a jam-packed evening of entertainment and sports inspiration.