U.S. Paralympics – a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee – has awarded a 2010-2011 Olympic Opportunity Paralympic Fund grant to the city of Colorado Springs’ Therapeutic Recreation Program. Therapeutic Recreation has received this award for the past two years. Olympic Opportunity grants, between $10,000 and $50,000, were awarded to 55 community-based organizations to create [...]
SportsTravel magazine named Colorado Springs-based Warrior Games the Best New Sports Event, today at the TEAMS 2010 Conference and Expo in Charlotte, N.C. In May, 189 wounded, injured and ill servicemen and servicewomen from all five branches, competed in the 2010 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs. “We are pleased to recognize these superior sporting events. Each of the [...]
Continue reading …The 2010 Warrior Games, which feature 200 wounded, injured and ill personnel from all military branches, begins tomorrow in Colorado Springs. The games feature seven sports at venues including the U.S. Olympic Training Center, the United States Air Force Academy and Memorial Park. U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, the Department [...]
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