Summer Games
Summer Games is the culminating competition for our Spring Sports season with athletes competing in Aquatics, Bocce, Tennis or Track & Field. It is one of the largest Special Olympics Northern California sporting events held every year. If you would like to make a donation to support the athletes attending the games, please click here.
June 28 - 30, 2013
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More than 700 Special Olympics athletes will descend on the UC Davis Campus to compete in the 2013 Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games. Accompanying the athletes will be over 200 of their volunteer coaches to cheer them on. After weeks of training and participating at a qualifying competition, the athletes will compete in Aquatics, Bocce, Tennis or Track and Field in state-of-the-art collegiate athletic facilities on the UC Davis campus.
Summer Games is the culminating competition for our spring sports season and is one of the largest Special Olympics sporting competitions in Northern California. The minimum age of the competitors is 8 years of age and there is no age limit cap. Athletes have varying ability levels and are divisioned to compete against athletes of the approximate same ability level. Over 1,200 volunteers will be on hand to fill a variety of volunteer positions over the course of the weekend. |
THE TORCH RUN
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OPENING CEREMONIES
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Opening Ceremonies begins with the traditional parade of athletes. Athletes and their coaches will be welcomed into Aggie Stadium by the "Wall of Honor" consisting of Law Enforcement personnel from all over Northern California who have raised funds and awareness for Special Olympics throughout the year.
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 Opening Ceremonies will conclude with the dramatic arrival of the Flame of Hope into Aggie Stadium escorted by a police motorcade and law enforcement personnel. The Law Enforcement personnel will be joined by Special Olympics athletes and together they will light the Special Olympics caldron to officially open the Games. |
THE COMPETITION
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Aquatics - Schall Aquatic Center
Bocce - Howard Field
Tennis - Welch Tennis Center
Track & Field - Toomey Field |
OLYMPIC VILLAGEOlympic Village provides athletes the opportunity to relax, make new friends and unwind in between their competitive events. Athletes can visit the Law Enforcement Torch Run booth to hobnob with their favorite officers, participate in arts and crafts, and enjoy the latest hits played by an onsite deejay. Families and visitors are welcome to Olympic Village and invited to visit the merchandise booth where Special Olympics merchandise will be for sale. Olympic Village is located in Freedom Hall on the U.C. Davis Campus.
Hours Open to the General Public Saturday, June 29th - noon to 5:30 pm Sunday, June 30th - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An important part of Summer Games is the running of the Special Olympics Torch, the "Flame of Hope" prior to the start of the Games. From June 10 to June 29 the Flame of Hope will be relayed through Northern California escorted by various law enforcement agency personnel, ending at the UC Davis campus, lighting the caldron during Opening Ceremonies. View the 
