SPRING SPORTS PLUNGE INTO ACTION
Spring Sports are here and are in full bloom with six sports: Track & Field, Tennis, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Bocce, and Volleyball. Athletes are and will be training throughout the Spring season and will compete in local and regional competitions throughout Northern California in the months of April and May. The regional competitions for Aquatics, Bocce, Tennis, Track & Field, and Volleyballl, are qualifying events for our Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games held at UC Berkeley on June 6-8.

There are also many school based Track & Field competitions that will be held during the school day at which our younger athletes will have a chance to compete with their classmates.

SUMMER GAMES June 6th - 8th
The weekend of June 6th, nearly 1,000 Special Olympics athletes from Northern California will compete in: aquatics, athletics (track & field), bocce, tennis and volleyball. Competition for aquatics, athletics, tennis and volleyball, will take place on the University of California, Berkeley campus. Competition for bocce will take place at Martinez Waterfront Park.

On Friday evening, June 6th, preceding the competition on Saturday and Sunday, there will be an inspiring Opening Ceremonies in the beautiful Haas Pavilion. The Opening will include our traditional parade of athletes and the lighting of the Special Olympics Caldron, signaling the beginning of the games. Over 1,200 athletes and coaches will be housed in the University of California, Berkeley dorms over the weekend.

The public is invited and there are no fees for admission to any of the events.

Schedule of Events

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