University of Minnesota Athletics
Golden Gopher Athletes To Appear At 2003 Special Olympics
6/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The Gopher athletes will meet and cheer on the Special Olympics athletes and will also sign autographs in the designated Olympic Town, which is located on the band practice field east of the Bierman Track.
Over 1,000 athletes from 83 teams will compete in track & field and gymnastics events Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Special Olympics Minnesota 2003 Summer Games. The track & field competition will be held at the Bierman Athletics Complex, while the gymnastics competition will be held at the Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club in Minnetonka.
Governor Tim Pawlenty will help kick-off the event as keynote speaker for Opening Ceremonies on Thursday at the Bierman Athletics Complex.
Attending the event is free and open to the general public. The Special Olympics Minnesota website has additional information on schedule of events, directions and maps at www.somn.org/summer-games or by calling Special Olympics Minnesota at 612-333-0999 or toll-free at 800-783-7732.
