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July 2-7, 2006 |
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Steve Carson, Special Olympics Oklahoma Board Member and Lincoln Park's PGA Professional organized a
Play Golf America Clinic on Sunday, May 21. National Games Athletes Kevin Maples, Taneka Miller, and Steve Sanders participated in the clinic. Dennis Story, National Games Golf Coach was also present.
2006 Special Olympics USA National Games
WHO:
53 Special Olympics Oklahoma Athletes
15 Volunteer Coaches and 3 Delegates
WHAT:
2006 Special Olympics USA National Games
WHEN:
July 1, 2006
1:00 p.m.Oklahoma athletes board buses at Hampton Inn Tulsa at 31st and Memorial
3:30 p.m. Oklahoma athletes depart from Mercury Air at Tulsa International Airport
July 2 – 7, 2006 USA National Games Opening Ceremonies and Competitions
July 8, 2006 Oklahoma athletes return home and arrive at Mercury Air at Tulsa International Airport
WHERE:
National Games will be based around Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
SPORTS:
Special Olympics Oklahoma Athletes will compete in
Aquatics Bowling Golf
Athletes (Track & Field) Softball Basketball
Bocce Powerlifting
OPENING
CEREMONIES:
Opening Ceremonies will take place in the Hilton Coliseum and will include entertainment, Parade of Athletes, and Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Tim Dubois, Special Olympics Oklahoma Athlete, will be featured in a video vignette during Opening Ceremonies. He was one of four athletes from the United States to receive this honor. Tim is from Guthrie, Oklahoma and the 2005 Special Olympics Oklahoma Athlete of the Year.
Oklahoma’s own Corporal John Beech of the Del City Police Department is a member of the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
CONTACTS:
Donna Ham, Public Relations Director, 918.481.1234 (before July 29)
Derek Cain, Development Dir., 918.481.1234 or 918.289.7259 cell (after July 29)
The 2006 Special Olympics USA National Summer Games, the first-ever U.S. National Games, are expected to bring 3,000 Special Olympics athletes from across the United States, as well as more than 1,000 coaches and official delegates, and 9,000 members and friends. Competition will be held at Iowa State University and in the central Iowa area. A tentative list of sports for the 2006 USA National Games includes aquatics, athletics, basketball, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball and volleyball. A Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) also may be offered as part of the Games.
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53 Special Olympics Oklahoma Athletes, accompanied by 15 Coaches and 3 Delegates, will compete at the 2006 National Games. Oklahoma athletes will compete in Aquatics, Basketball, Bocce, Unified Bocce®, Bowling, Golf, Unified Golf®, Powerlifting, Athletics, and Unified Softball®. Athletes attended training camp on the campus of the University of Oklahoma in September 2005.
Visit www.2006nationalgames.org for more information about the Games.
July 2-7, 2006
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa