Special Olympics Indiana's Summer Games begin in Terre Haute
Athlete Hunter Canada said the feeling is amazing.
'It's pretty entertaining and fun just being out there with all the other people competing', Canada said. 'I'm wishing everybody good luck.'
Athletes compete in a number of different events like swimming on the campus of Rose-Hulman and volleyball, track and field, and pickleball at Indiana State.
One duo from Jackson County, AJ Engel and Hunter Canada, claimed the top two spots in their 800-meter race.
'I was expecting him to pass me at the end, but we were expecting to get first and second', Canada said.
'It feels good to take first and second', Engel said. 'The runners were good competition.'
Some athletes have been competing for their entire lives.
'I've done this for as long as I remember', Engel said. 'I've run track in middle school and high school. I just really feel like Special Olympics is good.'
Other, like Madison Carter, have chosen the volunteer route.
'I've actually been doing this for eight years now', Carter said. 'I started out in high school doing Best Buddies, unified track, peer tutoring, you name it, I've probably done it. Then I've been in volleyball since I was nine years old, so I reached out to somebody here at Special Olympics. I started as a volunteer, then became a part of the management team, and now I'm the manager of it all.'
All involved agree the best part about the event is coming together.
'The camaraderie and building those relationships throughout the entire experience here is like no other', Carter said. 'I've seen people since I started eight years ago, all the way to new people this year. I think those relationships are like no other.'
Events will continue in Terre Haute and on the campuses of Indiana State and Rose-Hulman through the weekend. All events are open to the public at no cost.
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