Seward athletes race to front in Special Olympics

THE LOG STAFF

July 03, 2008 at 1:44PM AKST

Athletes from 10 Alaska communities competed in the 2008 Special Olympics Alaska Summer Games in Anchorage June 13-15.

Events included basketball, weightlifting, track and field, swimming and gymnastics.

Athletes qualified for the games by competing in local community summer games. Some of the competitions, such as basketball, were presented as unified teams, made of up both Special Olympic athletes and partners without intellectual disabilities.

Seven athletes from the Seward area participated.

The Special Olympics program serves more than 1,500 athletes throughout Alaska and is comprised of the summer games, a fall tournament that includes unified bocce and golf, a bowling tournament and the winter games in March.

More information about Special Olympics Alaska programs and volunteer opportunities plus final Summer Games results can be found at www.specialolympicsalaska.org.