Check out the schedule – attached or in the downloadable mobile app, “NVWG.”.
#24 HOUR GAS STATION PORTLAND FREE#
All events are free to attend and ’fans in the stands’ are both welcome and appreciated by the athletes. Public: Please broadcast the events to viewers/listeners.Contact the Public Affairs team or meet them in the Media/Public Affairs Center at OCC Room B119. Interview opportunities, photo/video and B-roll are available. Visit with and watch Veterans in adaptive sports action. Media: Great and diverse stories abound to celebrate Independence Day/week.WHEN: Competitions began Tuesday July 4 and continue through Saturday July 9. Hood Community College Aquatic Center in Gresham. WHERE: Most events are based at the Oregon Convention Center, but four other locations are also in play – Portland International Raceway, KingPins in Beaverton, OMSI in southeast Portland, Mt. Motor Rally, 8 a.m., Oregon Museum of Science & Industry.400+ Veteran athletes are also competing from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, United Kingdom and Puerto Rico.(In Oregon and southwest Washington, athletes come from Portland, Happy Valley, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Tualatin, Eagle Creek, Cloverdale, Roseburg and Vancouver). 32 veteran athletes are competing who hail from Oregon and Washington.Competitions include the array paralympic-style individual and team sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball, track and field, powerlifting, slalom, archery, disc golf, softball, pickleball, table tennis, billiards/9 ball, boccia, air rifle and trout fishing. Honor our servicemen and women and see the feats of strength and endurance for paraplegic and quadriplegic Veterans. Veteran athletes have arrived in Portland from around the United States (including Puerto Rico) to compete in National Veterans Wheelchair Games. (Note2 to Editor/journalists: View the schedule found online here ) (Note1 to Editor/Journalists: Many photo/video/interview opportunities are available) Portland Welcomes National Veterans Wheelchair Games - Highlights July 6
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