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Vancouver 2010 - Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Sport, passion, inspiration. "Come Play With Us" in 2010!
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Vancouver 2010
On July 2, 2003, Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Vancouver as the Host City of the XXIst Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010!! The first chapter in the story of Canada’s Games was shared with the world on February 26 as some 34,000 spectators at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino and an estimated 500 million global television viewers were invited by Canada and VANOC to “Come Play with Us” in Vancouver in 2010.
The Concept: “Come Play With Us”
All sport begins with play and friendship. “Come and play” is a universal expression of welcome that carries an implicit understanding of trust. It is also a reflection of our shared interest in the joy of winter sport and creates the opportunity for dreams of greatness.
The Official Emblem of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
For millennia, the Inuit people of Canada’s Arctic stacked rock in human form to create the inukshuk, a guidepost that provided direction across the vast horizons of the North. Over time, the inukshuk has become a symbol of hope and friendship throughout Canada, reflecting the hospitality of a nation that warmly greets the world’s people with open arms every day. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic emblem is a contemporary interpretation of the inukshuk, ready to welcome the world to Canada’s west coast in 2010. It is called Ilanaaq, which is the Inuktitut word for friend.
The 2010 Winter Games – Quick Facts
Olympic Winter Games Dates: February 12 – 28, 2010
Paralympic Winter Games Dates: March 12 – 21, 2010
Number of Olympic athletes and officials: 5,000
Number of Paralympic athletes and officials: 1,700
Countries participating in Olympic Winter Games: 80+
Countries participating in Paralympic Winter Games: 40+
2010 Games events tickets available: 1.8 million
Estimated number of media representatives: 10,000
Estimated number of Games volunteers: 25,000
On July 2, 2003, Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected Vancouver as the Host City of the XXIst Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010!! The first chapter in the story of Canada’s Games was shared with the world on February 26 as some 34,000 spectators at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino and an estimated 500 million global television viewers were invited by Canada and VANOC to “Come Play with Us” in Vancouver in 2010.
The Concept: “Come Play With Us”
All sport begins with play and friendship. “Come and play” is a universal expression of welcome that carries an implicit understanding of trust. It is also a reflection of our shared interest in the joy of winter sport and creates the opportunity for dreams of greatness.
The Official Emblem of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
For millennia, the Inuit people of Canada’s Arctic stacked rock in human form to create the inukshuk, a guidepost that provided direction across the vast horizons of the North. Over time, the inukshuk has become a symbol of hope and friendship throughout Canada, reflecting the hospitality of a nation that warmly greets the world’s people with open arms every day. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic emblem is a contemporary interpretation of the inukshuk, ready to welcome the world to Canada’s west coast in 2010. It is called Ilanaaq, which is the Inuktitut word for friend.
The 2010 Winter Games – Quick Facts
Olympic Winter Games Dates: February 12 – 28, 2010
Paralympic Winter Games Dates: March 12 – 21, 2010
Number of Olympic athletes and officials: 5,000
Number of Paralympic athletes and officials: 1,700
Countries participating in Olympic Winter Games: 80+
Countries participating in Paralympic Winter Games: 40+
2010 Games events tickets available: 1.8 million
Estimated number of media representatives: 10,000
Estimated number of Games volunteers: 25,000
