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Special Olympics Hawaii kicks off 52nd annual State Summer Games
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The athletes and households of Particular Olympics Hawaii held its Opening Ceremonies Saturday on the campus of the College of Hawaii on the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Complicated.
The ceremony kicked off with a parade and dwell leisure to have a good time this yr’s 52nd annual state Summer time Video games.
“Everyone knows that everyone’s been remoted by way of the pandemic but it surely’s been even worse for a few of our athletes,” stated Dan Epstein, Particular Olympics Hawaii President and CEO.
“Having the chance to get again and have a good time them and being collectively and their pals and households getting celebrated for his or her achievements and for his or her skills versus their disabilities, that’s what’s simply superb.”
This yr, the Torch Run was named after Troy Barboza — an HPD officer who coached Particular Olympics in his free time.
The video games are set to run by way of Sunday.
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