San Jacinto Valley’s Oldlympics competitions run Sept. 20Oct. 8
Sep 19, 2024
The 39th annual Oldlympics, a series of competitions in the San Jacinto Valley for people age 50 and older, opens Friday, Sept. 20, and runs through Oct. 8.
The Oldlympics, organized by Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, annually draws more than 600 competitors in a variety of events held throughout the San Jacinto Valley, according to a news release.
The 20 events are bench press, billiards, bingo, bowling, chair volleyball, cribbage, Fun-tathlon, golf, hand and foot, horseshoes, pickleball, pinochle, Scrabble, shuffleboard, swimming, table tennis, tennis, Texas hold ’em, tournament blackjack and track and field.
The Oldlympics will conclude with an awards banquet Oct. 8 in the Michael Paul Gymnasium at Regional Park in San Jacinto.
Fees start at $5 for a single event and go up to $23 for unlimited events and include a T-shirt. Register at the Sport Center, 901 W. Esplanade Ave., San Jacinto, or the Valle Vista Community Center, 43935 E. Acacia Ave., Hemet.
For information, call 951-927-6673 or go to gorecreation.org.