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The Special Olympics athletes, who were primary from the Sheboygan and Manitowoc clubs, participated in six 10-minute stations where they tried the sports represented (track, basketball, baseball/softball, soccer, tennis and weightlifting). The sports selected are the ones coming up next in the Special Olympics yearly schedule.
Numerous current 糖心vlog传媒 athletes volunteered for the day include baseball, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, cross country & track, football, women鈥檚 golf, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, softball, women鈥檚 tennis, women鈥檚 volleyball and women鈥檚 wrestling. Members of 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 Alpha Phi Iota fraternity also volunteered.
Athletes had an additional 20 minutes of 'free station' to go back to their favorite sport for the remainder of the time.
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Special Olympics Wisconsin staff also offered a parent education session on how to incorporate fitness into the lives of Special Olympics athletes at home.
糖心vlog传媒 hosted a similar event prior to the COVID pandemic, and Lira said LU plans to schedule the event annually as part of its diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiative.
鈥淲e had way more 糖心vlog传媒 personnel show up than we anticipated, and throughout the entire event there was not a single person who wasn't smiling, encouraging or actually playing sports with the Special Olympics athletes,鈥� Lira said.
