Competitors hit the slopes from 10 AM to noon.
(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Special Olympics Indiana's 44th annual Winter Games are underway at Perfect North Slopes.
The three-day event will conclude today as hundreds of athletes from across the state will take part in three sports: alpine skiing, snowboarding and snoeshoeing.
Competitors will hit the slopes from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Awards will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
“The Winter Games are a unique experience for our athletes, and these three days renew Special Olympics Indiana’s commitment to offer sports training and competition opportunities year-round,” Special Olympics Indiana President and CEO Jeff Mohler said.
The 15 Indiana county programs sending athletes include:
- Benton County
- Boone County
- Clark-Floyd County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Lake County
- Marion County – IPS
- Marion County – Northeast
- Marshall-Starke County
- Putnam County
- Ripley-Ohio-Dearborn County
- Shelby County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warrick County
- Washington County