RECENT RESULTS

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*Event*	*Results for Pen Track Athletes*	*Complete Results*
Peninsula Cross Country Challenge, Centennial Park, Central Saanich	Sunday, February 29, 2004	Results and Photos
Victoria Cross Country, Beaver Lake	Sunday, February 15, 2004	Results and Photos
Oceanside XC, Qualicum Beach Civic Center	Sunday, February 1, 2004	Results
BC Cross Country Championships Coquitlam, Oct.25, 2003	Congratulations to Danielle who placed eighth and Lindsay who place fourteenth.	Complete results and Photos
Bill English Cross Country Race Nanaimo, Oct. 19, 2003	Congratulations to the eight athletes who competed. Results	Complete results and Photos
*Bazett Farms Cross Country* Maple Bay, Oct. 5, 2003	Two Firsts, Two Seconds, a Fourth and a Fifth Place	Complete Results and Photos
*Port Alberni Cross Country* Sproat Lake Park, Sept. 28, 2003	A First for Bobby Eng and a Third for Mark McNeill	Complete Results and Photo
BC Seniors Games Chilliwack, September 3-6, 2003	Click Here for Results	Click Here for complete Results
*BC Junior Development* *Track and Field Championships* Kamloops, July 25-27, 2003	Click Here for Results	Results no longer available
*BC Junior Development* *Pentathlon Championships* Kelowna, July 19, 2003	Congratulations to Thomas Riekki who got the GOLD MEDAL with a 2nd All Time BC Top Ten Performance	Click Here for Complete Results
*BC Summer Games Alternative* *for Midgets* Abbotsford, July 12-13, 2003	Congratulations to Jason Ireland who got Second in the High Jump, third in the Javelin and fourth in the Discus	Click Here for Complete Results

BC Disability Games, Kelowna, July 9 - 13, 2003

Florence and Tom Dingle officiated in the Athletics part of the BC Disability Games. Pen Track athlete Tye Landels competed in the games. In Athletics there were blind athletes, deaf athletes, athletes in wheel chairs and others with various ambulatory difficulties. Although the number of athletes competing was small, their dedication to the sport, their determination to perform and the great joy they took in competing was inspiring.

All the events in athletics try to stick as close as possible to the original events. However, some accommodation must be made for the disabilities. Some athletes in wheel chairs have to be tied down in the throwing events. Blind long jumpers have to jump from a 1 meter square at the end of the runway rather than staying behind a mark after being guided to the runway by an aide. Some wheel chair athletes try running using the petra, a sort of wheeled frame. I took some pictures which can be seen by clicking here.

Other sports at the games include boccia (played by the very disabled), sailing, wheelchair basketball and soccer, golf, goalball (for the blind), tennis, etc. Full details with lots of pictures can be found at the BC Disability Games website: http://www.kelownagames.org/results/athletics.htm

On Saturday evening there was a show and dance for the athletes and volunteers. At the dance the floor was packed with wheel chairs moving in time to the music, blind athletes dancing in a world of their own, etc. In spite of their disabilities they entered into everything with great gusto.

Peninsula Track Athlete

Tye Landels

who won four 1st place ribbons