Senior Olympics
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- This article is about a senior sport competition. For a Yes, Dear episode, see Senior Olympics (tv episode).
Senior Olympics is a sports competition for seniors from North America (United States and Canada). It is a multi-sports event specifically devoted to adults aged 50+ (events are divided into age groups with five years interval), held yearly in all states of USA and provinces of Canada and then every two years the group meets in one pre-selected state to compete on a National level. It is composed of regional competitions, with winner competing in the National Senior Olympics.
The first Senior Olympics took place in 1987 and attracted 2,500 people; recent attendance (Louisville, 2007) was over 10,000 competitors and 20,000 spectators, with oldest competitors being over 100 years old.
The event is supported by the National Senior Games Association.
[edit] External links
- National Senior Games Association - about page
- Deborah Wheeler, Local octogenarian wins in Olympics, The Walton Sun, July 05, 2007
- Dan Farrand, Golden memories: Local athletes win medals at Senior Olympics, NewsTimesLive, Jul 06 2007
- Associated Press, Gray grit: boom times for Senior Games, July 4, 2007
