Thunder Bay has a proven track record to host championship sports events, be it summer or winter sports.

 2024
World Taijiquan Championships
Lakehead University
 2021
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Fort William Gardens
 2020

Special Olympics Canada Winter Games
Various venues

U16 Ontario Alpine Championships
Loch Lomond / Mount Baldy

Canadian WUSHU Championships
Lakehead University Fieldhouse 
 2019
TELUS Cup – Canadian Midget Hockey Championships

Fort William Gardens

U14 Ontario Alpine Championships
Loch Lomond / Mlunt Baldy

Ontario Native Basketball Invitational
Hammarskjold, Westgate and Superior High Schools
 2018
Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling – Tour Challenge

Tournament Centre

Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships
Lappe Nordic Centre

Canadian Firefighters Curling Championships
Port Arthur Curling Club

Telus Cup – Western Regionals
First Nations Arena
 2017

U-18 IBAF Baseball World Cup
Port Arthur Stadium / Baseball Central

U16 Canadian Alpine Ski Championships
Loch Lomond / Mount Baldy

All Ontario Bantam AAA Championships
Fort William Gardens

Northern Ontario Men’s Curling Championships
Fort William Curling Club
 2016

Can-Am Police-Fire Games 
Multiple venues

PGA TOUR Canada – Staal Foundation Open
Whitewater Golf Course
 2015

Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships
Lappe Nordic Centre

U16 Ontario Alpine Ski Championships
Loch Lomond / Mount Baldy

PGA TOUR Canada – Staal Foundation Open
Whitewater Golf Couse
 2014

Canadian Lightning Sailing Championships
Thunder Bay Harbour – Lake Superior

PGA TOUR Canada – Staal Foundation Open 
Whitewater Golf Couse/Fort William Country Club

Canadian Big League Baseball Championships
Baseball Central
 2013

The Dominion Curling Club Championships
Fort William Curling Club

Canadian All-Star Girls Soccer Championships
Fort William Stadium / Chapples Park Soccer Stadium

Junior Elite Diving National Championships
Canada Games Complex

Canadian Senior Little League Championships
Baseball Central
 2012

Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championships
Fort William Curling Club

Canadian (C.I.S) University Wrestling Championships
Lakehead University Fieldhouse

Canadian National Dart Championships
Delaney Arena
 2011
Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games

Fort William Curling Club, Thunder Bay Tournament Centre, Kamview Nordic Centre, Mount Baldy

World Junior/U23 Cross Country Ski Trials
Lappe Nordic Centre

Canadian (C.I.S) University Wrestling Championships
Lakehead University Fieldhouse
 2010

World Junior Baseball Championships
Port Arthur Stadium/Baseball Central

Canadian University Men’s Hockey Championships
Fort William Gardens/Fort William Curling Club

Canadian Masters Curling Championships
Port Arthur Curling Club
 2009
Canadian University Men’s Hockey Championships
Fort William Gardens/Fort William Curling Club

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