Sports & Venues

Athletics - Track & Field, Cross-Country
Terry Fox Athletic Facility
2960 Riverside Dr, Ottawa, ON K1V 8N4

Athletics is divided into track events (sprints, middle-distance, and long-distance running) and cross-country running (cross-country to be open to all registered and paid athletes – free entry for all athletes).

The MIG 2025 athletics competition will feature male and female individual events in two age groups – junior masters (39 and under) and senior masters (40 and over) categories. Field events will include long jump, high jump, and triple jump.

For specific information regarding the rules and regulations that will be followed for the MIG 2025, please refer to the International Association of Athletics Federation Rulebook or the MIG 2025 Sport Technical Pack.

Register for athletics here.

Arctic Sports
Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8

This addition of Arctic sports to the MIG 2025 lineup will celebrate the rich cultural heritage and traditional sports of Indigenous peoples from the Arctic regions. The following events will take place as a part of the Arctic sports competition at MIG 2025:
  • One foot high kick
  • Scissor broad jump
  • Alaskan high kick
  • Two-foot high kick
  • Dene stick pull
  • Inuit stick pull
  • Seal hop/knuckle hop

Basketball
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

The basketball competition for the MIG 2025 will consist of a competitive tournament and a recreational tournament. Both tournaments will have male and female divisions.

Minimum team size is 7 players and the maximum is 13 players.

For specific information regarding the rules and regulations that will be followed for MIG 2025, please refer to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Rulebook

Don’t have a team? You can sign up as just yourself and we’ll place you on a team with other free agents (depending on numbers).

Register for basketball here.

Canoe/Kayak
Rideau Canoe Club
804 Hog's Back Road, Ottawa, ON

The MIG Canoe/Kayak competition consists of male and female singles, doubles, and open mixed doubles events in the following two age categories:

  • Junior Masters (39 and under)
  • Senior Masters (40 and over)

Golf
Loch March Golf & Country Club
1755 Old Carp Rd, Kanata, ON

Golf Competition for the 2025 Masters Indigenous Games will consist of male and female competitons in the following age groups:

  • Junior Masters (39 and under)
  • Senior Masters (40 and over)

For specific information regarding the sport’s rules and regulations that will be followed for MIG 2025, please refer to the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) Rulebook and the Sport Technical Package.

Register for golf here.

Lacrosse
Bell Centennial Arena
50 Cassidy Rd, Nepean, ON

Howard Darwin Arena
1765 Merivale Rd, Nepean, ON

Lacrosse at the 2025 Masters Indigenous Games will consist of male and female box lacrosse tournaments. Each team is guaranteed a minimum of 3 games (pending registration numbers).

Pickleball
RA Centre
2451 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, ON

The Masters Indigenous Games pickleball event will be a singles tournament.

Slo-Pitch/Fast-Pitch
Sylvia Holden Park
641 O'Connor St, Ottawa, ON

Carlington Park
1640 Laperriere Ave, Ottawa, ON

Join us for competitive men’s and women’s fast-pitch tournaments and men’s, women’s, and co-ed recreational slo-pitch tournaments. Teams will consist of 10-15 players, showcasing top-notch skills and sportsmanship.

For specific information regarding the rules and regulations that will be followed for MIG 2025, please refer to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Rulebook

Register here for slo pitch or here for fast pitch.

Volleyball
TD Arena
1015 Bank St., Ottawa, ON

The volleyball competition for the MIG 2025 will consist of male competitive and female competitive teams. Volleyball will also feature an option for recreational co-ed open teams competition.

For specific information regarding the rules and regulations that will be followed for the MIG 2025, please refer to the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB) Rulebook and the Sport Technical Package.

3D Archery
Porcupine Hollow Archery Range
1310 Hyndman Rd, Spencerville, Ontario, K0E 1X0, Canada

The Masters Indigenous Games 3-D Archery competition will consist of a male and female open competition, in the following equipment divisions:

  • Compound
  • Traditional

The most recent version of World Archery- Field & 3D Archery Rules will apply, unless otherwise stated in this package. Competition Format: athletes will shoot two (2) rounds of twenty (20) targets per day from unmarked distances according to their age and equipment division.

Register for archery here.

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