Word: olympicsized
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Harvard will play host to the top disabled athletes in the state this weekend as it jointly hosts the Massachusetts Special Olympics with Boston University.
More than 2,000 athletes will be competing in the Games, and 1,200 volunteers will be required, Special Olympics spokesperson Karen K. Kalbacher said yesterday.
Although the athletes will be housed at Boston University, more than 50 competition directors will be lodged in Quincy House during the competition, Kalbacher said. The Special Olympics contacted Harvard and Boston University about hosting the games after Boston College, the site of the games for the past two years...
Tracy has some ideas. "He made some close friends on the team last time around. He likes the thought of playing for Tim Taylor [Yale's head coach]. But basically, he'll probably only consider the Olympics if he thinks he can win a gold."
"Before, our city was known as a town of ashes, the place where a war began. Now it is a town of the Olympics and of friendship; much has changed."