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{{Infobox games
| name                      = 2005 [[Canada Summer Games]]
| logo                      = Regina_2005_Canada_Games_logo.png
| caption                   = 
| host_city                 = [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]]
| motto                     = 
| provinces_and_territories = 
| athletes                  = 
| events                    = 
| opening                   = August 6
| closing                   = August 20
| opened_by                 = 
| athlete_oath              = 
| judge_oath                = 
| torch_lighter             = 
| stadium                   = 
| SpreviousS                = [[2001 Canada Summer Games|2001 CSG]]
| SnextS                    = [[2009 Canada Summer Games|2009 CSG]] 
}}

The '''2005 [[Canada Games|Canada Summer Games]]''' were held in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]], during 6–20 August 2005.  This was the 20th edition of the games and marked the province's centennial year. 3,511 athletes competed in 101 events across 16 sports, including the first appearance of women's wrestling at the games. The games also had the first appearance of diversity ambassadors and athletes competing in multiple sports.<ref name="CG2005" /> Attendance was estimated at 12,000 visitors.<ref name="PMI2005" />

Venues included the Centre for Kinesiology at the [[University of Regina]] and the Eventplex at Regina Exhibition Park (now part of the [[REAL District]]).<ref name="CG2005" /> The planning and execution of the games was overseen by the [[Project Management Institute]], coordinating 6,000 volunteers on a 40-month project with a budget of $23.4&nbsp;million.<ref name="PMI2005" /> The games concluded with a financial surplus which benefited the Dreams and Champions legacy program, and more than $600,000 of sporting equipment was donated to organizations in the area.<ref name="CG2005" /> The upgrades to Regina's sports facilities led to the city bidding for the 2008, 2011 and 2014 [[North American Indigenous Games]] (NAIG), ultimately hosting in July&nbsp;2014.<ref name="Laskaris2011" /><ref name="NAIG2014" />

==Medal standings==
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank 
! Province or Territory 
!style="background-color:gold;"| [[Gold medal|Gold]] 
!style="background-color:silver;"| [[Silver medal|Silver]] 
!style="background-color:#cc9966;"| [[Bronze medal|Bronze]] 
! Total
! Ref
|-
| 1 || {{ON}} || 63 || 45 || 50 || 158 || rowspan="13" | <ref name="TeamAB" />
|-
| 2 ||{{QC}} || 50 || 42 || 43 || 135 
|-
| 3 || {{BC}} || 42 || 44 || 33 || 119 
|-
| 4 || {{AB}} || 29 || 34 || 37 || 100 
|-
| 5 || '''{{SK}}''' || 15 ||26 || 26 || 67 
|-
| 6 || {{NS}} || 15 || 15 || 16 || 46 
|-
| 7 || {{MB}} || 4 || 7 || 6 || 17 
|-
| 8 || {{PE}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 
|-
| 9 || {{NB}} || 1 || 4 || 1 || 6 
|-
| 10 || {{NL}} || 0 || 4 || 5 || 9 
|-
| 11 || {{YT}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 
|-
| 12 || {{NT}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 
|-
| 12 || {{NU}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 
|-
| Total || 13 || 221 || 221 || 218 || 660 
|}

==Venues==
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*[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] – [[Douglas Park (Regina)|Douglas Park]] Track
*[[Baseball]] – [[Currie Field]] and [[Optimist Park]]
*[[Basketball]] – The Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport, [[University of Regina]]
*[[Canoeing]] – [[Wascana Lake]]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]] – [[Lumsden Trail|Lumsden]], [[Wascana Trail]]s, [[University of Regina]] and [[Wascana Centre|Wascana Park]]
*[[Diving (sport)|Diving]] – [[Lawson Aquatic Centre]]
*[[Field hockey]] – [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field|Taylor Field]]
*[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] – [[Wascana Lake]]
*[[Rugby union]] – [[Regina Rugby Park]]
*[[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]] – [[Saskatchewan Beach, Saskatchewan|Saskatchewan Beach]]
*Women's [[Soccer]] – [[Mount Pleasant Sports Park]]
*Men's Soccer – [[Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan|Moose Jaw]]
*Women's [[Softball]] – [[Elks Athletic Park]], Moose Jaw
*Men's Softball – [[Rambler Park]]
*[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] – [[Lawson Aquatic Centre]]
*[[Tennis]] – [[Lakeshore Tennis Club]]
*[[Volleyball]] – The Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport, [[University of Regina]]
*[[Amateur wrestling|Wrestling]] – [[Regina Exhibition Park]]

==See also==
*[[Canada Games]]
*[[Canada Summer Games]]
*[[List of Canada Games]]

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! colspan="3" style="background:#78FF78;" | [[List of Canada Games|Canada Games]]
{{succession box|title=[[Canada Games]]|before=[[2003 Canada Games]]|
after=[[2007 Canada Games]]|years= 2005 }}
{{succession box|title=[[Canada Summer Games]]|before=[[2001 Canada Summer Games]]|
after=[[2009 Canada Summer Games]]|years= 2005 }}
{{s-end}}

==References==

{{reflist |refs=

<ref name="CG2005">{{cite web
|title=Regina 2005
|publisher=Canada Games Council
|url=https://www.canadagames.ca/previous-games/regina-2005
|access-date=17 February 2024
}}</ref>

<ref name="PMI2005">{{cite report
|title=The 2005 Canada Games: A Case for PMI's Volunteer Driven Project Management Model
|publisher=[[Project Management Institute]]
|url=https://www.pmi.org/-/media/pmi/documents/public/pdf/case-study/canada-games.pdf
|access-date=17 February 2024
}}</ref>

<!--<ref name="TeamSask">{{cite web
|title=Regina 2005
|publisher=Team Sask
|url=https://teamsask.ca/past-games/regina-2005
|access-date=17 February 2024
}}</ref>-->

<ref name="TeamAB">{{cite web
|title=Team Alberta Final Results – 2005 Canada Summer Games
|publisher=Open Alberta
|url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f2927791-393d-4b50-a9b8-154882540e52/resource/bdb5c3c5-3e58-43f3-b2b0-9b52f51d5173/download/alberta-sport-connection-csg-results-2005.pdf
|access-date=17 February 2024
}}</ref>

<ref name="Laskaris2011">{{cite news
|first=Sam
|last=Laskaris
|title=Third time proves lucky for Regina NAIG bid committee
|date=July 2011
|newspaper=Saskatchewan Sage
|page=12
|url=https://ammsa.com/publications/saskatchewan-sage/third-time-proves-lucky-regina-naig-bid-committee
}}</ref>

<ref name="NAIG2014">{{cite web
|title=Raising the Bar
|publisher=[[North American Indigenous Games]] 2014
|url=https://regina2014naig.com/home/
|access-date=17 February 2024
}}</ref>

}}

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