20 — Wednesday. July 14, 1999 - North Shore News

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SPORTS
Teamwork e Perseverance e Strength

| The 1999 B.C. Games for Athletes
with a Disability

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NEWS photo Paul MeGrath

ATHLETES paraded into a ‘ ; SB gs . JASON Dunkerley of
Norseman Park for the 7 tok aw = " : : Hamilton (left) won the
B.C. Games' opening . . 1,500-metre race. The
ceremony. - blind runner lapped to
victory with guide Greg

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BOB Comba, a Kelowna : - ‘ : : : ‘ . : a

blind golfer, tees off at | Le: j r ae i : we NEWS photo Julie Werson

Northlands during Sat- § 3 ‘ ‘ Syeck one McCARTNEY Park was

urday’s final round as | : ; ; ‘ fa me 3 a the site of an exciting

Bruce Rupp watches. eo EY : ; ; : : . Sunday morning co-ed
ve RR sle-pitch match.

NEWS phote Paul McGrath

hence B. C. Games ignite community spirit —

JACK Hatch spots pow-
ROCCIA player Alex B.C. Blind Sports’ participants Howard Hodges of West Vancouver (left) and Trish erlifter Gien Luckham
Schaum releases a ball McNair of Britannia Beach iight the B.C. Games for Athletes with a Disabitity Friday at Capilano
Friday at the Capilano flame in North Vancouver's Norseman Park Thursday night. The torch procession College during the
College Sportsplex. was the climax of the hour-long opening ceremony for the five-day event. demonstration event.