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Corporate body
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Ontario Summer Games (1980)
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History
The 1980 Ontario Summer Games were held in Peterborough, Ontario from August 22nd to the 25th. The Games are a provincial festival of sports specifically designed to promote the healthy development of amateur sports across Ontario. In the1980 games, there were 2300 participants involved in 21 different sporting events. The events ranged from softball, soccer, track and field, and wrestling to canoeing, golf, lacrosse, lawn bowling, and waterskiing. Most of the funding for the Games comes from the provincial government, namely from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Professor Peter Adams of Trent University was the Chairman of the 1980 Ontario Summer Games.