Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Games in Laramie [VIDEO]
The 2016 Special Olympics Wyoming Summer Games began in Laramie Thursday with weightlifting and basketball competition in the afternoon followed by a cauldron lighting ceremony at Laramie High School in the evening.
Over 700 athletes are in Wyoming for the games, which continued Friday with basketball, swimming and diving, and track and field events. The games will conclude Saturday.
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