
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 12, 1991                   TAG: 9104120581
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV15   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SATURDAY IN RADFORD

The Area Nine Special Olympics Spring Games will be held Saturday at Radford High School's Bobcat Stadium. More than 300 mentally handicapped athletes will be taking part.

Volunteer registration is still being taken. Anyone wishing to volunteer can check in at the volunteer tent between 8-8:30 a.m. on Saturday. The games are free and open to the public. Opening ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m. followed by competitions in track and field and tennis throughout the afternoon.

Athletes ranging from 8 to 80 are grouped by age, sex and ability level for competition. The athletes, from throughout the New River Valley, have been training for several weeks.

Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports and athletic competition for mentally handicapped people. Area Nine, which serves the counties of Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and Wythe and the cities of Radford and Galax, offers training and competition in seven sports. For information, call 953-4621 or 951-2918.

by CNB