The 2009 Summer National Senior Games will be held Aug. 1 to 15 at Stanford University, the National Senior Games Association announced recently.
The NSGA is a nonprofit member of the United States Olympic Committee dedicated to motivating men and women 50 and older to lead healthy and active lifestyles through athletic competition.
The NSGA governs the Summer National Senior Games, the largest multi-sport event in the world for athletes 50 and older, and other national senior athletic events. Contestants competed throughout 2008 at state championships to qualify for the 2009 Summer National Games.
Medal sports in 2009 include archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, race walk, racquetball, road race, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathlon and volleyball.
Demonstration sports (requiring no qualification) are soccer, fencing, water polo, rowing, sailing, lawn bowling and equestrian events.
NSGA President Phil Godfrey said the upcoming games will be “in the largest media market we’ve been in to date.” For information, visit www.2009 seniorgames.org or www.nsga.com.