Sports & Recreation Team Nunavut takes on NAIG

By James McCarthy Northern News Services

The 2023 North American Indigenous Games — also known as NAIG — in Halifax has come to a close and Team Nunavut’s athletes are making their way home, if they haven’t already done so.

Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay continues to cement his legendary status in Nunavut by winning gold in wrestling, while

Thayer Komakjuak of Arviat was a silver medallist on the mat as well.

Morgan Kakutinniq of Rankin Inlet ended up finishing fourth in his wrestling weight class and Chasity St. John of Arviat was fifth on the female side. Here’s some of Nunavut’s finest in action over the course of the week that was.