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49-469: The first Vancouver Sun Run in 1985 started with approximately 3,700 participants, and has grown significantly since: The primary mandate of the Sun Run is to "promote health, fitness and community spirit and to support amateur athletics". In conjunction with the run a large number of 13-week clinics (including Nordic walking, walking, learn to run and run faster) are conducted at community centres throughout

98-408: A retractable roof supported by cables. Once construction was completed, the stadium's new roof was also the largest of its type. BC Place was the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics , the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament , as well as a venue for multiple matches including the championship match for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . The stadium

147-614: A Winter Olympics and a Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Bergiselschanze was the main stadium of two Winter Olympics and one Winter YOG. Olympiahalle jointly shared the Olympic Stadium role with Bergiselschanze during the two Winter Olympics, but not during the Winter YOG. Only one stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , has been the main stadium of two Summer Olympics, and it is going to be

196-463: A location of previously undetected damage caused the tear. The damaged panel was replaced with a temporary one on January 19 and the roof was re-inflated. The BC Contractors Association held an exhibition in the stadium over the week of January 23, during which the roof leaked in several places when it rained. The temporary panel was successfully replaced with a permanent one in June 2007, just prior to

245-536: A national literacy campaign. The campaign went national in 2001, and has since raised over $ 10 million. Sun Run proceeds also benefit B.C. amateur athletics through the Achilles International Track And Field Society and The Vancouver Sun Jerome International Track Classic , an annual track and field event that gives local athletes the chance to compete against some of the world's best in their own province. The race

294-455: A record attendance of 59,478 for three games in 1985 and 1986. When it was built, the floor of BC Place was too small to accommodate a full-sized CFL regulation field, as a result BC Place became the first CFL stadium to use a 20-yard end zone instead of the regulation 25-yard end zone then in use. Although controversial at first, the smaller end zone proved highly popular with players and was adopted league-wide in 1986. The stadium has hosted

343-678: A regular season match against the Seattle Sounders on June 20, 1983, which drew 60,342 spectators. Soccer Bowl '83 was also held at BC Place, where the Tulsa Roughnecks defeated the Toronto Blizzard 2–0 in front of 53,326 spectators. The stadium was also used for exhibition matches as well as Canada national team fixtures during the 1980s and 1990s. The second incarnation of the Whitecaps, initially named

392-497: Is designed to achieve FIFA 2-star certification, the highest rating possible. The soccer pitch is 117 by 75 yards (107 by 69 m). TSN analyst and former CFL player Chris Schultz praised both the design and engineering of the new stadium. Columnist Brian Hutchinson has praised the renovations for significantly improving the acoustics, and providing a bright and airy feel to the stadium. These were aspects that were missing in its previous air-supported roof incarnation, as well as

441-733: Is held on the third or fourth Sunday of April each year. BC Place Stadium BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek , it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province. The venue is currently the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS),

490-527: Is set to host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup , including knockout stage matches. Construction of the stadium started in February of 1981, with Dillingham Construction contracted to build the stadium, designed by architecture firm Studio Phillips Barratt, Ltd. BC Place was built as part of the preparations for the 1986 World's Fair, Expo 86 . Upon its completion in 1983, the stadium, designed by structural engineers Geiger Berger Associates ,

539-638: Is widely regarded as one of the most exciting Canadian Football games of all time with McMaster winning 41–38 in double overtime. It was the first championship played in the newly renovated facility. The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament final between the United States and Canada played at the stadium was the highest attendance for a women's CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying game with 25,427 people in attendance. The 2014 NHL Heritage Classic took place March 2, 2014, in BC Place, with

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588-458: The 2010 and 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games . Early Winter Olympic Games often used figure skating venues as focal points. These were often designated as the Olympic Stadium, usually hosting the opening and closing ceremonies. A number of stadiums have been used in more than one Olympics in cities that have held the Games more than once. For instance, Lysgårdsbakken was the main stadium of

637-574: The American Bowl with 45,000 in attendance. On January 5, 2007, snow accumulated on the air-supported Teflon Fibreglass roof, despite strict zero accumulation of ice guidelines and ice accumulation structural warnings. The accumulation caused a tear in the roof's ETFE -coated fabric close to Gate G on the south side where the roof meets the top of the concrete bowl. The tear grew quickly as air escaped through it, whereupon maintenance staff performed an intentional, controlled deflation to protect

686-707: The Montreal Olympic Stadium and the Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome ). The artificial turf installed between September 2011 and April 2015 drew criticism, notably its lacklustre characteristics for playing professional level soccer. A new artificial turf was installed in May 2015, prior to the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015. The total cost of the turf upgrade was $ 1.327 million, with Canada Soccer and Rugby Canada contributing $ 500,000 CDN to

735-526: The Ottawa Senators facing off against the home team Vancouver Canucks . It was the first NHL game to be played in a retractable roof stadium. BC Place hosted its second major international sports competition, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . Five group stage matches , two round of 16 matches , and one quarter-final were held in the stadium during June 2015, and the Final between Japan and

784-572: The United States was played here on July 5, 2015. The Canada women's national team played Australia at BC Place on December 5, 2023, as part of a farewell tour for Christine Sinclair . The stadium was temporarily renamed to Christine Sinclair Place in her honor. The stadium hosted round six of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2015–16 series. A new overall attendance record was set on September 2, 2023, with 65,061 people attending an Ed Sheeran concert, surpassing

833-475: The Vancouver 86ers , played exhibition matches at BC Place in 1991 and 1992 before returning for regular season games in 1995 during renovations to Swangard Stadium . On November 7, 2007, the Whitecaps hosted the LA Galaxy for an exhibition match that drew 48,172 spectators—mainly attracted by the appearance of David Beckham . On August 21, 2021, the Whitecaps played their first home game at BC Place since

882-489: The 2010 Winter Olympics. Work on the retractable roof began in May 2010, with PCL Westcoast Constructors Inc. contracted to construct the roof designed by architecture firm Stantec Architecture Ltd. and structural engineering firm Geiger Engineers , with Schlaich Bergermann & Partner serving as consulting engineers and Genivar, Inc. acting as services engineers. Geiger also designed the stadium's new centre-hung scoreboard. The roof's construction began immediately after

931-704: The BC Lions defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 44–28 in the Lions' first regular season game at the stadium. The venue would host the Soccer Bowl '83 and the 1983 Grey Cup game later that year. On September 18, 1984, Pope John Paul II addressed an over-capacity crowd of 60,000 for "A Celebration of Life". The celebration was part of the papal visit to the Archdiocese of Vancouver . It

980-645: The CFL's championship game, the Grey Cup , ten times: in 1983 , 1986 , 1987 , 1990 , 1994 , 1999 , 2005 , 2011 , 2014 , and 2024 . Notable was the 1994 championship, in which the hometown BC Lions defeated the U.S. expansion team the Baltimore Football Club on a last-second field goal by Lui Passaglia , preventing the Grey Cup trophy from leaving Canada (Baltimore would win the Grey Cup

1029-524: The COVID-19 pandemic after being forced to stay in the United States for the 2020 season and the first half of the 2021 season. They won 2–1 against Los Angeles FC . After the Whitecaps joined MLS and moved into the renovated BC Place, the team only sold seats in the lower bowl. They drew a record of 27,683 spectators for a regular season match against Seattle Sounders FC in 2018 without opening

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1078-554: The Canada national team on June 18 and 24, and two knockout stage matches: one in the round of 32 and another in the round of 16. The provincial government estimates that it will cost $ 240–260 million to stage, plan, and host the matches at BC Place. BC Place can also be used in a baseball configuration to attract a future Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. It can accommodate a baseball diamond with retractable seating sections making room for right field. The Vancouver Canadians of

1127-596: The East, and the Canada Line 's Yaletown–Roundhouse to the west. TransLink also operates several bus routes that stop near BC Place. The False Creek Ferries and Aquabus also serve the stadium, docking at the nearby Plaza of Nations. Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games . An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain

1176-651: The Triple-A Pacific Coast League played several series of games there between 1984 and 1988, including games 1 and 2 of the 1985 league championship series. Numerous MLB spring training games were also played, including in 1984 ( Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers ), 1986 ( Chicago Cubs , San Diego Padres , Montreal Expos and Seattle Mariners ), 1993 (Toronto, Seattle, Milwaukee and Detroit Tigers ) and 1994 MLB season (Toronto, Seattle, Montreal and Colorado Rockies ). The Mariners explored plans to play regular season games at BC Place in

1225-557: The annual Canada Sevens (part of the World Rugby Sevens Series ), as well as the BC Sports Hall of Fame . Opened on June 19, 1983, BC Place was originally an indoor structure with an air-supported roof , the world's largest at the time. Following the 2010 Winter Olympics , it was closed for 16 months as part of an extensive revitalization, the centrepiece of which was replacing the inflatable roof with

1274-539: The completion of the 2010 Winter Paralympics and the final deflation of the air-supported roof. The official budget for the completed Phase 1 upgrades plus the revitalization project was $ 514 million. The new roof, a cable-supported retractable roof system first used with the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt , Germany, is the largest of its kind. The opening measures 100 by 85 metres (109 by 93 yd),

1323-505: The following year). The stadium hosted the 99th Grey Cup in 2011 after the new roof was completed (this Grey Cup game was also won by the BC Lions at home). Several incarnations of the Whitecaps have played at BC Place. The original Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League (NASL) played at the stadium from 1983 to 1984, when the team folded. The team hosted the first sporting event at BC Place,

1372-531: The integrity of the roof's intact fabric panels. As it was designed to do, the deflated roof rested on its steel support cables 6 metres (20 ft) above the seating and the field. Normally, the roof had a rise of 27 metres (90 ft) above the top of the bowl when inflated. No one was injured during the incident, although rain and melted snow flooded the bowl and subsequently had to be pumped out. An independent report indicated that an accidental rapid pressurization combined with lightly gusting wind and

1421-458: The intersection of Burrard Street, and ends outside BC Place Stadium after guiding runners through the downtown peninsula and parts of the Kitsilano and Fairview neighbourhoods south of False Creek . The run organizing committee hires numerous entertainers to perform along the route and in the stadium at the end of the race, including local humour/cover band The Neurotics , who have played at

1470-577: The main stadium a record third time in the 2028 Games . In addition to the inaugural Summer Olympics , the Panathinaiko Stadio was also the main stadium of the only Intercalated Games held . The National Stadium in Tokyo was the main stadium that hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics (the first in Asia), but the 2020 Games was hosted in a new stadium on the same site . Beijing National Stadium

1519-568: The main stadium of the 1900 Summer Olympics , was the track cycling venue of the 1924 Paris Games. Similarly, the Stade Yves-du-Manoir , the 1924 Games main stadium, was used for the field hockey tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics . The London Games of 2012 were not opened and closed at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium , the site of the 1948 Olympic Stadium , but instead at a new stadium in Stratford. Wembley was, however,

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1568-521: The mid-1990s, but were unable to receive approval from MLB. In the mid-1990s, the stadium was planned to be the home of the yet-to-be named Vancouver team, a charter franchise of the United League (UL) which was planned to be a third league of MLB; it never came to fruition. The stadium is served by two SkyTrain stations on two lines: the Expo Line (TransLink) 's Stadium–Chinatown to

1617-527: The official Boston Marathon colours, in solidarity and remembrance of those killed and injured in Boston a week prior. Race organizers have noted a surge in race registration in the few days after the Boston Marathon explosions as the Sun Run anticipates one of the highest turnouts in its 29-year history. Since 1997, one dollar from each Sun Run registration has been contributed to Raise-a-Reader ,

1666-686: The opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics . It was also both the third CFL venue and the third Canadian venue to have served as an Olympic Stadium , after Montreal 's Olympic Stadium and Calgary 's McMahon Stadium . The 47th Vanier Cup was the first Canadian university football championship paired with the Grey Cup Festival and played on November 25, 2011, between the McMaster Marauders and Laval Rouge et Or in front of 24,935. Nicknamed "Best Game... Ever", it

1715-584: The opening ceremonies of the World's Fair on May 2, 1986. In 1987, an exhibition match of Australian rules football was played at the stadium and drew a crowd of 32,789  – a record for the largest AFL /VFL crowd outside of Australia. The stadium also hosted a National Football League exhibition game in 1998 when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 24–21 in

1764-553: The previous record of 63,803 set by a U2 concert in 2009. In December 2024, BC Place will host three shows for Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour . BC Place's main sports tenants are the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The Vancouver Nighthawks , a member of the World Basketball League , played the 1988 season at BC Place. The Lions have played at BC Place since it opened in 1983 and had

1813-580: The project. Liam Middleton, Canada's Rugby Sevens coach, stated that the new surface was "better than some natural grass surfaces they've played on." The opening and closing ceremonies of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the opening ceremonies of the X Paralympic Winter Games were also held in BC Place Stadium in February and March 2010, respectively. The stadium was the first air-supported structure and 24th venue to host

1862-401: The province. The run is not a charity event; however, the organizers claim over $ 1.1 million in race proceeds have been donated to charities since 1985. It includes a relatively small number of competitive elite runners, a wheelchair race, and numerous other categories of participants ranging from running enthusiasts to parents walking with their children in strollers. The various categories start

1911-421: The race at different times, with the wheelchair and elite runners first, and slower runners following in numerous waves. For several years, individual runners have had their times recorded by an electronic chip attached to their shoes, which triggers a timer at the starting line and again at the finish. The current route of the race begins on Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, with the starting line just west of

1960-529: The same size as the field below. The fabric roof retracts into and is hidden by a pod in the centre of the opening, above the suspended videoboard. The updated stadium also features the second largest centre-hung high definition scoreboard in North America, after the one in AT&;T Stadium . In addition, a new artificial turf developed by Polytan was installed at an estimated cost of $ 1.2 million. It

2009-561: The stadium came the next day, June 20, when the Vancouver Whitecaps hosted the Seattle Sounders in a Monday night North American Soccer League (NASL) game with attendance announced at 60,342. On June 23, 1983, the BC Lions played their first game at the new stadium, a preseason 41–19 victory against the Calgary Stampeders with 53,472 in attendance. A month later, on July 24, 1983, a crowd of 41,810 watched

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2058-465: The start of the 2007 CFL season . On May 16, 2008, it was announced that over $ 150 million in major renovations would be carried out on BC Place Stadium. The work was done in two phases. The first phase involved upgrades to seating, washrooms, concessions, and luxury suites, as well as the reinforcement of the existing ring beam at the top of the building and was completed in October 2009, in time for

2107-524: The starting line every year since 1995. Hundreds of volunteers also assist with organizing, preparing for, and coordinating the race, including amateur radio operators involved in ARES ( Amateur Radio Emergency Service ) programs from the Lower Mainland . In the aftermath of the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon , Vancouver Sun Run race organizers have petitioned runners to wear blue and yellow,

2156-610: The upper bowl. The restriction was lifted for a 2023 playoff match against Los Angeles FC on November 5, 2023; the match had 30,204 spectators. The team set their new MLS attendance record on May 25, 2024, with 51,035 spectators during a regular season match against Inter Miami CF who had signed football legend Lionel Messi the year prior. BC Place will host seven matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of two Canadian venues alongside BMO Field in Toronto. Among them are five group stage matches, including two home games for

2205-577: The venue for some 2012 Olympic football matches , including both men's and women's finals. Likewise, the Melbourne Cricket Ground , which was the centrepiece stadium for the 1956 games , later hosted the first games of the Sydney 2000 football tournament . Lake Placid 's 1932 Olympic Stadium was utilized in the 1980 Lake Placid games as the speed skating venue. Olympiahalle hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating during

2254-596: The words Olympic Stadium as part of their names, such as stadiums in Amsterdam , Berlin , Helsinki and Paris . Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports. In the case of the Summer Olympic Games , athletics competitions and the football final are traditionally held in the Olympic Stadium. Exceptions to this have occurred though at the 1900 , 1996 , 2012 , 2016 , and 2024 Summer Olympics as well as at

2303-587: Was one of the most heavily attended events in the stadium. The Pope's Celebration of Life was followed a few months later by the Billy Graham Crusade, which drew similar numbers for eight nights. The stadium was then used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication ( Expo '86 ). Accepting an invitation by the Province of British Columbia , Prince Charles and Princess Diana presided over

2352-500: Was the main stadium of two Olympics, but with a special distinction: it was the only stadium to have been such at both a Summer and a Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies. A number of stadiums have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Games, the Panathinaiko Stadio hosted the archery competition and was the finish of both women's and men's marathon events. The Vélodrome de Vincennes,

2401-534: Was the world's largest air-supported domed stadium until May 4, 2010, when it was deflated for the last time in preparation for the erection of its new retractable roof. Its original air-supported design was similar to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota , which later stored pieces of the roof for reuse. The stadium held its grand opening on June 19, 1983. The first major event held in

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