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Olympic-style run to precede new Winnipeg stadium opening in June
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will kick off the opening of their new stadium with an Olympic-style run.
But instead of a torch, the 400 runners who traverse a good chunk of southern Manitoba will carry a football.
The run will begin June 22nd in Portage la Prairie and end June 27th in Winnipeg, when the Bombers host their first regular-season game at Investors Group Field.
The announcement was made Tuesday at the headquarters of the Great-West Life Assurance Co., which sits on the spot where the old Osborne Stadium once played host to the Bombers.
It was followed in 1953 by Winnipeg Stadium, later known as Canad Inns Stadium, which was torn down this year.
The new 33,500-seat field on the grounds of the University of Manitoba is opening a year behind schedule because of construction delays.
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