Wyoming Senior Olympics featured in novel

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – The 2023 Wyoming Senior Olympics have been featured in a nationally selling novel. “Elli Dwyer’s Olympic Moment” by Diane Winger features the main character competing in the Wyoming Senior Olympics. Winger and her husband are Colorado residents and competed in last year’s Senior Olympics.

“We participated in the Wyoming Senior Olympics and it was a really cool experience and I said ‘OK, that definitely is going to be a major theme in in the book that I’m writing,’” Winger said.

Winger told Wyoming News Now that she was grateful that Wyoming still puts on the event. Colorado no longer has a “Senior Olympics” and games like the ones Wyoming puts on are disappearing across the country.

The weekend provides seniors a chance to not only compete but meet new people.

“Don’t don’t imagine that you can’t do it. If you’re interested in any of the many, many, many events, give it a try. Nobody’s going to make you feel embarrassed if you don’t do really well or you may surprise yourself and and win a medal,” Winger said.

The book is available for order on Amazon and Kindle. It can also be found at Winger’s website (https://wingerbooks.com).

The 2024 Wyoming Senior Olympics are right around the corner, they will be played in Cheyenne again from July 31 – Aug. 4th. Registration is open until July 20th. If you are interested you can register here.

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