The 2023 Alberta Summer Games in Okotoks and Diamond Valley kick off July 20, and organizers say it's been a long journey preparing for the four-day event.
Dave Wooldridge, the Games board's director of sports, says there is a lot of anticipation in the community."We have 14 sports, 13 here in Okotoks we have mountain biking out in Black Diamond."The 2023 organizing committee started planning in 2019 with a major push over the past year and a half."When the community comes together, everybody pitches in and does their little bit.
"This is a point of pride. It's an incredible undertaking, when you consider the size of our communities," she said.Wooldridge says Okotoks administration approved funding to build three outdoor beach volleyball courts and town staff have been preparing all the venues to make sure they're in great shape."The venues are as good as they come anywhere in the province -- we're very fortunate to have what we have here.
"The title is 'Go the Distance', winning is a fantastic feeling, I believe the qualities and traits gained in the process are even better," he said. Dale Coutts, one of the hundreds of volunteers helping to make sure the Games go off without a hitch, enjoys giving back to the community where he raised his family.
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