Today is the day that’s been several months in the making, the Special Olympics BC Summer Games get underway in Prince George today. (Thursday)
“This is a very memorable moment for us, we haven’t had a Summer Game here in Prince George before, we’ve had a couple of the Winter ones, so everybody’s excited,” said Local Coordinator of Special Olympics Prince George Peter Goudal.
“It’s a four-year journey to get here for every athlete in the province, and they’re looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to it, my son’s looking forward to it, lots of hype in the community everywhere I go, people are looking forward to these games.”
Goudal said the athletes are dedicated to their sports, and they’ve been training hard.
“They have been doing different techniques, they’ve extended their year-long program, usually we end in March.”
“All of our athletes who qualified for the provincials have worked all the way up until yesterday.”
Goudal added that included an opportunity to make use of some of the venues that will be used for the games, giving them a bit of a home field advantage.
More than 900 athletes will be competing in ten sports in Prince George this weekend, including 30 from the Prince George area.
A full schedule of events and other information on the Special Olympics BC Summer Games can be found here.
The final leg of the Torch Run took place on Wednesday, to lead up to the game’s kick off.
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