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Special olympics makes its way to River City More than 1,600 disabled athletes, coaches, and support staff are preparing for the competition of their lives, as they converge in Kamloops July 6 to 8 for the Special Olympics BC (SOBC) Summer Games. Athletes from all over British Columbia and Yukon will be in the Tournament Capital for two days of competition during the largest SOBC Provincial Games to date. Athletes will compete with determination and pride in 11 SOBC summer sports, including bowling (five- and 10-pin), athletics, basketball, bocce, golf, powerlifting, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, softball, and swimming. They will also have an opportunity to advance to the 2018 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games to be held in Nova Scotia. From there, qualifiers could even move on to the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Kamloops and the SOBC have a long history, as the Tournament Capital will be hosting the event for the fourth time, including the first official SOBC Summer Games in 1986. After hosting the 2015 SOBC Winter Games, Kamloops has the honor of being the first community to host back-toback SOBC Winter and Summer Games. This year the opening ceremony will be held on July 6 at the Sandman Centre (which will also host powerlifting and rhythmic gymnastics), with two days of competition following on July 7 and July 8. A number of other Kamloops locations will play host to events, including Bowlertime and Falcon Lanes
(five- and 10-pin bowling), Brock Pool (swimming), Kamloops Golf & Country Club (golf), McArthur Island Park (bocce, soccer), South Kamloops Secondary School and the Kamloops School of the Arts (basketball), the Tournament Capital Centre (track and field), and the Tournament Capital Ranch (softball). For more than 30 years SOBC has improved the lives of individuals with disabilities and, in turn, the lives of everyone they’ve touched. This year’s event is sure
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to be filled with inspiring performances and displays of courage to hearten all involved. Volunteers are still needed, as the organizers expect they will require some 1000 people to fill volunteer positions including food preparation and service and general or trained volunteers for sporting events. If you would like to get involved, call 250-828-3822 or visit the Special Olympics website. Ken Hill Echo Writer
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