Pin pals: The ‘unofficial sport’ of the Canada Games is breaking down barriers

Four people stand around a table that is covered in commemorative pins and guides advertising other pins for sale.

There are 19 sports on the programme for the 2025 Canada Games, but the unofficial 20th sport is underway absolutely everywhere in the city. Pin trading is happening at every venue, the athletes’ village, on the streets. The reason behind the practice remains the same since it began: to open up the lines of communication between everyone at the Games.

CBC | Sports News

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