On June 12th 2010, the annual amputee games kicked off again for the eighth consecutive season. Hosted for the first time in Sydney, this year’s event took place over three competitive weeks, and five state-of-the-art arenas throughout the capital. A total of 31 events were catered for, including swimming, sprinting, basketball, hockey, long jump, and shot-put.
Oalasa’s entry at this year’s event consisted of 16 eager competitors, specialising in 4 of the various sports; the 100 metre sprint, the 200 metre sprint, women’s basketball, and men’s basketball. All in all this team threatened to be one of the most successful ever put together by the Oalasa organisation, and their results are proof that this team was indeed worthy of such high praise:
100 metre sprint results: 4th place
200 metre sprint results: silver
Women’s basketball: runner up (silver)
Men’s basketball: gold
A special congratulations to the 5 members of the men’s basketball team who managed to overcome injuries to beat the 5 competing teams, and take out the first place gold medal.
A special thanks also to the crew at Eagle Tours, who were kind enough to provide their Sydney coach services free of charge, after American company Charter Bus America pulled out of their contract at the last minute. Without their help we may never have been able to afford the trip, and our bright young stars would have been denied their outstanding achievements.