A sea of colourful jerseys filled the streets of Richmond where athletes and onlookers took part in an event that kicked off the Molson CARHA Hockey World Cup presented by Lulu Island Winery on Sunday afternoon.
The March of Athletes event saw approximately 1,500 athletes wearing their country's jerseys and walking from the Hilton Vancouver Airport and Sheraton Vancouver Airport hotels to the Richmond Olympic Oval on Mar. 19 at 5 p.m.
@richmond_news Richmond is the host city for the 2023 Molson CARHA Hockey World Cup and 1,500 athletes paraded through the streets to kick-off the largest international adult recreational hockey tournament. #richmondbc #thecup2023 #carha #hockey #olympicoval ♬ original sound - Richmond News
This massive parade in Richmond marks the beginning of the largest international adult recreational hockey tournament, which takes place in a different Canadian host city every four years, from March 19 to 26.
Flags representing Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the United States were waved during the march with many participants singing their country's anthem.
Cheers and whistling also followed as the teams passed community members taking photos and videos on the streets.
