Arctic Winter Games open in Whitehorse with music, culture and a long-awaited flame | APTN News (youtube.com)

'The 2026 Arctic Winter Games is comprised of 20 sports, in four categories: Traditional Sports, Nordic Sports, Indoor Sports, and Ice Sports.'

There are several feats of strength events, indiginous competitions like Pole Push, Nordic Sports encompass Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Biathlon, and Snowshoe Biathlon. There are indoor sports with most regular gym school sports, also archery.

'The Arctic Winter Games were founded in 1969 under the leadership of Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel, Stuart (Stu) M. Hodgson, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, and James Smith, Commissioner of Yukon.'

Competitors must be 12+, a citizen or permanent residnt of an arctic land (Russia currently banned because of Ukraine war).

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