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Special Olympics Connecticut’s Summer Games Kick Off on Friday, May 31, Run All Weekend
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you’re invited to cheer on the athletes at Special Olympics Connecticut’s 2024 Summer Games the weekend after Memorial Day — Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, with an opening ceremony on Friday, May 31. — an announcement from Special Olympics Connecticut
Summer Games will offer athletes of all abilities from across the state the opportunity to compete in sports with their peers and demonstrate their speed and skills after training with their coaches and teammates for a season. The Law Enforcement Torch Run is scheduled to be in Darien on Friday, May 31. It comes in from New Canaan on Mansfield Avenue and leaves via the Post Road, headed to Norwalk. It eventually ends up at the opening ceremony in New Haven, Here’s the schedule for when the runners are supposed to be at particular spots in town:
The Summer Games Opening Ceremony will run from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday, May 31, at Southern Connecticut State University’s Jess Dow Field, 125 Wintergreen Ave., New Haven.