Exciting News Flash. Stacey Kohler wins Bronze!
On June 30th Stacey competed in the 3000 Meter run in Track and Field. She came up big against some touch competition, by placing third. Her time was 15 minutes 18.74 seconds. This an incredible accomplishment, considering she was now competing in the World Games.
Stacey also competed in the 1500 Meter, scoring a time of,7 minutes, 30.30 seconds, coming in sixth.
Congratulations Stacey!
Special Olympics B.C. Website has a good breakdown of each of the athletes and the coaches that helped them reach their goals.
Overall Team Canada should be very proud of all the athletes and coaches that traveled to Greece to compete against so many countries. The final total for their achievements;
124 metals: 64 Gold, 35 Silver, 25 Bronze
Deputy Chief Rick Lucy was part of the coaching team for Team Canada Soccer and should also be proud. Congratulations to him and his team for winning Bronze in a hard fought final game!
I am now back on Canada's time schedule and catching up on everything, so lots more blog stuff to follow.
Please stayed tuned and thanks to everyone who has been following, Debbie
Staff Sgt Debbie McLeod of Delta Police Department is representing BC as the law enforcement officer to run with 90 other law enforcement officials from around the world, for three weeks through various communities in Greece (including the Greek islands and Cyprus). The Torch Run will conclude on June 25 at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Summer Games at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
