ASSINIBOIA - Athletes have prepared for months and teams were assembled from varying sports districts across the province for sports that will be part of the Saskatchewan Summer Games in Lloydminster, July 21-27.
Klay Elder of Coronach and Jessy Hitchcock of Vanguard will compete as part of the male athletics team, in track and field events.
Lily Kwasnicki from Assiniboia will be part of the female softball Team South West, with Kareena Kwasnicki serving as the team’s manager.
Radu Bumbac will be competing with Team South West District on the male swim team, while Hayley Gibson has been named as a roster member for the female swim team. Both are current members of the Assiniboia Aquarians swim club.
Rogan Schlamp from Mossbank will compete with the male volleyball team at these upcoming summer games
The summer games are broken up into two separate sections of competition encompassing more than 2,000 athletes, coaches and officials. Upwards of 1,100 community volunteers will be part of the success story.
Participating sports July 21 to 24 will include archery, canoe/kayak, golf, soccer (male), softball (female), Special Olympics – bocce, swimming, tennis and volleyball (male and female). The second half of the games will include the sports of athletics, baseball (male), basketball (male and female), beach volleyball (male and female), soccer (female), triathlon and wheelchair basketball.
Summer Games athletes will get to experience staying in the athletes’ village while competing against other athletes from across the province. Special opening and closing ceremonies also give participants a chance to be celebrated and acknowledged as Teams South West. Many athletes go on to excel in their sport and compete in Canada Games, university sports or other high-performance teams.
The website, https://saskgames.ca/summer will include results and updates as the games proceed. Both of these organizations also have social media pages where you can find the latest news and updates on events and athletes.
