{"id":40512,"date":"2025-08-01T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40512\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:38:10","slug":"team-nt-announces-2025-canada-games-flagbearer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/40512\/","title":{"rendered":"Team NT announces 2025 Canada Games flagbearer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team NT has selected Tony Shi to carry the Northwest Territories flag at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Canada Games in St John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The NWT is sending athletes in athletics, basketball, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball (beach and indoor) and wrestling to the games, which run from August 8-25.<\/p>\n

Shi, who moved from China to Yellowknife as a young child and has since become a central figure in the territory\u2019s swim team, will lead out the NWT contingent at the opening ceremony from 3:30pm MT on Saturday, August 9.<\/p>\n

\u201cTony has shown remarkable improvement over the past year and consistently rises to meet every challenge, embodying the spirit Team NT hopes to bring to St John\u2019s in the weeks ahead,\u201d Team NT stated in a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was young, I was back in China and tried team sports like soccer and basketball,\u201d Shi was quoted as saying. <\/p>\n

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\u201cBut I wanted to prove to other people that I can do things by myself, so I joined swimming. When I moved to Canada I joined this amazing club in Yellowknife, I really liked it, and now I\u2019m swimming every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

NWT swimming technical director Jane Mooney said Shi \u201cshowed a passion beyond his years\u201d when he arrived at the Yellowknife club at the age of 10, and now works as a lifeguard to raise the money to pay for his sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of my team and Tony for leading the team into the Canada Games,\u201d Mooney said.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: The author of this article is also serving as Team NT\u2019s volunteer media liaison for the 2025 Canada Games. Cabin Radio will carry reports from St John\u2019s throughout the two weeks.<\/p>\n

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