Special Olympics Athletes to Compete at the Northern Time Trials in Windsor, May 15

Special Olympics Connecticut will hold its 2016 Northern Time Trials, presented by Hoffman Audi and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, at The Loomis Chaffee School, 4 Batchelder Road in Windsor, on Sunday, May 15th; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opening Ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. This annual event will give athletes of all abilities from the region opportunities to compete in track & field and aquatics, after much training and preparation. Events are open to the public and there is no cost to attend. All are encouraged to come out and cheer on those who will be competing! For more information, visit www.soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct.org or call 203-230-1201. And, follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SpecialOlympicsCT) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/SOCTconnecticut).

Close to a thousand athletes and Unified Sports® partners are expected to participate. An additional 300+ coaches and 600+ volunteers are expected to support the event. In addition to competition, athletes will have the opportunity to visit Olympic Town - an area offering entertainment, educational and interactive activities - during the downtime between their events.

The Northern Time Trials is the qualifying event for the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games state competition, coming up the weekend of June 10th -12th at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and Hamden Hall Athletic Fields in Hamden.

In addition to Hoffman Audi and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, sponsors of the Northern Time Trials include Griffin Reality - a Bronze Sponsor and The Wolfpack Community Foundation and TD Bank – Supporting Sponsors.

About Special Olympics Connecticut

Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 13,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities.

Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 170 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)

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