Special Olympics Athletes to Compete at Southern Time Trials in Weston

From Special Olympics Connecticut:

The 2016 Special Olympics Connecticut Southern Time Trials presented by GE will take place Saturday, May 21, 2016, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Opening Ceremonies will take place at 8 a.m., competition will continue throughout the day.) The event will be held at Weston High School and Middle School, 115 School Road, Weston.

This annual event will give athletes of all abilities from the region opportunities to compete in track & field and aquatics, after much training and preparation. The Southern Time Trials is the qualifying event for the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games state competition, coming up the weekend of June 10th -12th at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and Hamden Hall Athletic Fields in Hamden.

Over a thousand athletes and Unified Sports® partners are expected to participate. An additional 200+ coaches and 600+ volunteers are expected to support the event. All are invited to come out and cheer on the athletes and share in the joy and spirit of the games. There is no cost to attend.

In addition to GE, sponsors of the Southern Time Trials include Praxair – Platinum Sponsor, NBC Sports Champions – Gold Sponsor, Synchrony and Xerox – Bronze Sponsors. Jones Lang LaSalle and N.Y.A.C. Athletes Fund, Inc., the Deluca Foundation, TD Bank, Weston PBA and Emera Energy are Supporting Sponsors.

About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 13,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities.
Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 170 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)
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