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Held at Harvard's athletics facilities over the past weekend, the event drew approximately 2,500 athletes and coaches from around the state and thrust them into a fun-filled competition for the gold through a series of athletic competitions, ranging from gymnastics to aquatics to power lifting.
"This is the biggest event of the year for them,” said David Tynes, program coordinator of the Cambridge Program for Individuals with Special Needs, which sent 60 athletes to compete at the summer games. “It gives them a chance to measure their gains and...
But the event's festivities—facilitated by a bounty of pulled pork sandwiches and a car show featuring police cruisers—did not detract from the heated competition and athletic prowess displayed at the events.
Sausages sizzled on grills and "Who Let the Dogs Out” blasted from the speakers, as Miss Massachusetts Teen USA made an appearance and cheered from the sidelines for the sprinters bolting down the rubber at Harvard’s McCurdy Outdoor Track.
These athletes were not boasting the names of colleges on their uniforms, as normally seen on these tracks. Rather, the runners were representing their respective cities and towns at the 2010 Summer Special Olympics Massachusetts.