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We’ve been hosting the world for years. Toronto knows sports – we are fans, strong supporters of athletics, and best of all, we have the best venues in the country, from internationally renowned golf courses to perfectly manicured bowling greens. Let us bring our enthusiasm to your sporting event. We always compete and we love to win – as much as we’d love to see you win here in Toronto.

You're in good company. The proof is in past events:

Athletics
  • 1993 IAAF World Indoor Athletic Championships
  • 2003 National Cross Country Running Championships
Aquatics
  • 1999 Canadian Winter Nationals Diving Championships
  • 2004 Canadian National Synchronized Swimming Championships
  • 2004 Olympic Swimming Trials
  • FINA Men's Water Polo World League Semi-Final 2005
Badminton
  • 2000 Canadian International Badminton Championships

Baseball

  • 1991 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game
  • 1992 & 1993 MLB World Series

Basketball

  • 1994 FIBA World Men's Basketball Championships

Dragon Boat Racing

  • 2006 International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships

Football (Canadian)

  • Canadian Football League (CFL) Grey Cup - hosted 19 times between 1954 and 1992
  • 1965 - 2003 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Vanier Cup

Gymnastics

  • 1990 Canada vs. China
  • 1991 Canada vs. China/France (Women's)
  • 1991 World Cup Qualifier
  • 1992 Reach for the Sky
  • 1993 Challenge Cup (Women's)
  • 1993 Canada vs. USA (Junior and Aged Group Men)
  • 1999 USA/CDA Challenge
  • 2004 Canadian Artistic Final Olympic Trials

Hockey (field)

  • 1994 Four Nations Tournament

Hockey (ice)

  • 1999 & 2004 National Hockey League Awards
  • 2000 National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game
  • 2004 World Cup of Hockey

Horse Racing

  • 1994 Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championship
  • 2000 World Series Racing Championship

Lacrosse

  • 1996 Men's Lacrosse World Championship
  • 2002 World International Indoor Lacrosse Championship
  • 2006 NLL (National Lacrosse League) All-Star Game

Multi-Sport Games

  • 1976 Summer Paralympic Games
  • 1985 World Masters Games (sport & social games for seniors)
  • 1997 Special Olympic Winter Games

Rugby

  • 2006 Barclays Churchill Cup of Rugby

Rope Skipping

  • 2006 FISAC-IRSF World Rope Skipping Championships

Sailing

  • 1991 Hobie 17 World Championships
  • 1994 Tall Ships Challenge
  • 1995 470 World Championships (Open & Women)
  • 1998 49er North Americans
  • 1999 Sailing North Americans
  • 2000 Finn North Americans

Soccer

  • 1998 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying
  • 2002 CONCACAF Women's U-19 International Friendly, Canada vs. Italy
  • 2004 Championships World Series at the SkyDome

Table Tennis

  • 2000 North American Senior & Junior Championship

Triathlon

  • 2000 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup

Volleyball

  • 1991 World League Volleyball
  • 2001 Francophone Games

Wrestling

  • 1993 FILA World Freestyle Wrestling Championships
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If you'd like to learn more about planning a sporting event in Toronto, please contact:

Shelley Crawford
Account Director
T: 905-530-2438
scrawford@torcvb.com

Sonja Turek
Account Director
T: 416-602-8307
sturek@torcvb.com 

T: 1-800-965-9128
sports@torcvb.com
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