ADVISORY/Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games Set for June 4-6; Event Features State Championships in Seven Sports.Sports Editors/Business Editors ADVISORY...Friday-Sunday (June 4-6) TERRE HAUTE Terre Haute (tĕr`ə hōt, tĕr`ē hŭt), city (1990 pop. 51,483), seat of Vigo co., W Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1816. , Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004 More than 2,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete June 4-6 in the 36th annual Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. Indiana (SOIN) Summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. at Indiana State University Indiana State University, main campus at Terre Haute; coeducational; est. 1865 as a normal school, became Indiana State Teachers College in 1929, gained university status in 1965. There is also a campus at Evansville (opened 1965). (ISU ISU Iowa State University ISU Issue ISU Idaho State University ISU Illinois State University ISU Indiana State University ISU International Skating Union ISU International Space University ISU I-Shou University (Taiwan) ) in Terre Haute. Athletes will represent 75 delegations from around the state for championship competition in seven sports: Athletics (Track & Field), Aquatics (Swimming), Bocce, Bowling, Distance Run/Walk, Horseshoes and Volleyball. "The 2004 Summer Games is Special Olympics Indiana's largest event ever, housing, feeding and providing sports competition for more than 2,500 Special Olympics athletes, 1,000 coaches and 800 volunteers," said SOIN's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Debbie Hesse. "This is an incredible example of the goals we can achieve when volunteers at the local, county and state levels work together." Opening Ceremonies will kick off Friday, June 4 at 7 PM at ISU's Hulman Center Initially named the Hulman Civic-University Center, Hulman Center is a 10,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. The facility opened on December 13, 1973. Funded by donations and bond issues after an initial $2. , with a focus on the 2004 Summer Games theme, "Through the Years with Special Olympics." Opening Ceremonies will feature a parade of athletes, the lighting of the Special Olympics Indiana Flame of Hope 1. The Flame of Hope is a flame that was lit in 1989 as a tribute to Dr. Frederick Banting, who in 1922 discovered insulin, and all the people that have lost their lives to diabetes. The flame will remain lit until there is a cure for diabetes. , and live entertainment by the band Double Exposure. Admission is free and open to the public for Opening Ceremonies and all athletic events. The weekend's schedule of events follows:
Friday, June 4
9:00 AM Law Enforcement Torch Run: Final Leg Kick-Off
Ceremony at Victory Field, Indianapolis
12:30 PM Competition at ISU, Terre Haute
2:30 PM Torch arrives by relay at ISU's Marks Field,
Terre Haute
7:00 PM Opening Ceremonies at ISU's Hulman Center, Terre
Haute (Athlete dance following)
Saturday, June 5
8 AM - 8 PM Competition at ISU, Terre Haute (with meal breaks)
Sunday, June 6
8:00 AM Competition at ISU, Terre Haute
11:00 AM Closing remarks at Olympic Town, ISU's Wolf Field,
Terre Haute
Special Olympics Indiana's Summer Games is the culmination of the spring sports season for Special Olympics athletes throughout the state. Athletes competing at Summer Games qualified after completing eight weeks of training and competing in local and regional competition in Summer Games events. Coaches and volunteers will assist in 7,000 events at venues throughout ISU's campus. Special Olympics Indiana provides year-round sports training Sports training refers to specialized strategies and methods of exercise used in various sports to develop athletes and prepare them for performing in sporting events. Sports training methods and athletic competition in 22 Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, reaching nearly 12,000 athletes throughout the state of Indiana. The organization receives no federal, state or United Way funds; it relies entirely on corporate, civic and individual donations. For more information about Special Olympics Indiana, call (800) 742-0612, or visit SOIN's Web site at www.specialolympicsindiana.org. |
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