The 2022 Special Olympics Missouri State Games kicked off on Friday in Columbia. The athletes will be competing in volleyball, track and field, aquatics, and powerlifting. Program director Melinda Wrye-Washington says this is their first full event in four years:
“We’re super excited. It’s been a long hard journey here through COVID and people being kept inside. And our athletes, our families and I hope the community, I know all our staff here at Special Olympics Missouri we’re excited to get back out and have a state event here in Columbia, Missouri.”
The 2019 State Games were canceled due to the Jefferson tornado and last year was a one-day event. The opening ceremonies are tonight at 7 at the Carnahan Quad on the Mizzou campus.
