▁the ▁Grey ▁Cup , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁( CF L ) ▁championship ▁game ▁which ▁is ▁awarded ▁every ▁year ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁city ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁C FL ▁team . ▁The ▁BC ▁Tit ans ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Basketball ▁League ▁played ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁Lang ley ▁Event ▁Centre . ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁a ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁fast - g row ing ▁sport ▁of ▁ult imate . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁V ancouver ▁hosted ▁the ▁World ▁Ult imate ▁Championships . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( N BA ) ▁came ▁to ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁G ri zz lies ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁They ▁played ▁their ▁games ▁at ▁Rog ers ▁Arena . ▁After ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁the ▁team ▁re located ▁to ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁V ancouver ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁ven ues ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁FIFA ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁hosted ▁the ▁Final ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁an ▁adult ▁ob es ity ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 2 %, ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 3 %. ▁ 5 1 . 8 % ▁of ▁V ancouver ites ▁are ▁over weight , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁fourth - th inn est ▁city ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁Toronto