▁V ancouver ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁notable ▁cy cling ▁races . ▁During ▁most ▁sum mers ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Global ▁Rel ay ▁Gast own ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁c ob bl estone ▁streets ▁of ▁Gast own . ▁This ▁race ▁and ▁the ▁U BC ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁BC ▁Super week , ▁an ▁annual ▁series ▁of ▁professional ▁cy cling ▁races ▁in ▁Metro ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Derby ▁is ▁a ▁nine - f url ong ▁horse ▁race ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁H ast ings ▁Race course ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁week ▁of ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Metro ▁V ancouver ▁hosted ▁the ▁World ▁Police ▁and ▁Fire ▁Games . ▁Sw ang ard ▁Stadium , ▁in ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁city ▁of ▁Burn aby , ▁hosted ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁FIFA ▁U - 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁V ancouver , ▁along ▁with ▁Wh ist ler ▁and ▁Richmond , ▁was ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁Ult imate ▁Fight ing ▁Championship ▁ 1 1 5 ▁( U FC ▁ 1 1 5 ) ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁U FC ▁event ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Canada ▁( and ▁the ▁first ▁outside ▁Montreal ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁V ancouver ▁hosted