Kelowna Athletes to Head to Taiwan for 2026 International Children’s Games
The squad will compete in four sports, and organizers say fewer than 400 people have received the uniform honor.
- Seventeen athletes and four coaches from Kelowna are traveling to Hualien, Taiwan, to compete in the 2026 International Children's Games from Aug. 1 to Aug. 6.
- On Thursday, June 4, the squad received their uniforms at Stuart Park, continuing a participation tradition Kelowna has maintained every year since hosting the games in 2011.
- The competition brings together youth aged 12 to 15, with Kelowna athletes competing in archery, 3-on-3 basketball, Taekwondo, and tennis while upholding a "fierce-but-kind" competitive philosophy.
- "It is a tight-knit community," said Lance MacDonald, president of the Kelowna International Children's Games committee, noting the event serves as a pathway for youth pursuing an Olympic career.
- MacDonald expressed confidence that Kelowna would successfully host the games again, while Canadian Kylie Masse exemplifies the competition's legacy—she represented Windsor in 2009 before becoming a five-time Olympic medalist.
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Kelowna athletes to head to Taiwan for 2026 International Children’s Games
Several of Kelowna’s best young athletes will take to the world stage later this summer for the 2026 International Children’s Games. Seventeen athletes – and their four coaches – are attending the games in the host city of Hualien, Taiwan, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 6. On Thursday afternoon, June 4, this year’s squad made a public appearance at Stuart Park as they were presented with their uniforms, an honour that less than 400 people have received. “I…
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