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City Athletes Ready for Special Olympics Games at UHart

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Nineteen athletes from the are gearing up for the Special Olympics Connecticut-Eastern Regional Games on Saturday hosted by the University of Hartford and Hartford Public High School.

The head coach of the athletes competing in track and field is Heather Ann Lodini of Cromwell. 

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According to the Special Olympics Connecticut website, "The University of Hartford will see almost 200 competitors in our aquatics meet to challenge themselves to do their best as they qualify for the state competition. Over 450 athletes and partners along with 200 volunteers will converge on Hartford Public High School to compete in the largest regional event in the state."

Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. at the university sports center at the University of Hartford, according to the University of Hartford website.

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Greater Middletown Special Olympics Athletes who will be competing are:

Melissa Carta, Kevin Henneberry, Scott Knee, Ralph Lill, Kevin Moy, Andy Ryan and Anthony Tirozzi, all from Cromwell; Chris Naples and Richard Steele, both from Durham; David Crovo and Indiana McCormick from Middlefield; James Brown, Ed Hill, Tiffany Jones, Anna Kozinski, Scott Maloney, Tim Mohr, Katherine Thayer and Scott Thayer, all from Middletown. 

To view more photos of the athletes, visit the Frank L. Photography Blog.

The Greater Middletown Special Olympics serves athletes with intellectual disabilities ages 8 and above in a variety of well-coached Olympic-type sports who reside in Cromwell, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Haddam, Middlefield, Middletown and Portland.  

Since 1969, Special Olympics Connecticut has provided year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.  

The mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. 

For information, call (800) 443-6105 or visit www.soct.org.

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