Sports gathering and festival for people with developmental disabilities started in 1971; last one will be held June 9 to 11.
What started as an afternoon sports gathering for people with developmental disabilities grew into a festival with a 50-year legacy, and Judith Armstrong has been there every step of the way.
It came when three girls — two participants and a counsellor — were simply strolling together across the stadium infield, she said. “They’re just walking, zig-zagging. When you see that, it’s just a group of three teenagers out there having fun together. We’ve always said that Operation Trackshoes is a gathering place, a meeting place for people with and without disabilities.One athlete who is looking forward to the event is Heather Light, who has taken part for 13 years.
She said she looks forward to Operation Trackshoes every year, and is sorry to hear that it is coming to an end.But Light will still have the Special Olympics to be involved in, where she takes part in both track-and-field and swimming. And there are more venues now for people who want to take part in the sorts of activities that Operation Trackshoes offers.
The beginning for Operation Trackshoes came after Armstrong and several others saw a film on the Special Olympics. Coupled with a few of them having visited Easter Seal Camp Shawnigan for people with disabilities, the notion of combining sports and a summer-camp experience was born.
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