Area IX Special Olympics will conduct its annual track and field event starting with registration for athletes and volunteers from 8-9 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at White Hall High School. The public is invited to attend.
Opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the events are scheduled to last until about 2 p.m., according to Travis Chisom, Special Olympics Area IX director.
The track events will feature the wheelchair races, 50- and 100-meter dashes and the 200- and 300-meter dashes. The field events will feature the standing and running long jump, softball and tennis ball throws and the shot put.