Athletes of all abilities headed to the Edmonton Expo Centre Saturday to compete and raise some cash at the sixth annual Marathon of Sport.
The one-day inclusive multi-sport tournament is a fundraising and community engagement event by Motionball. Special Olympic athletes are paired with teams of fundraisers to compete and raise money for the Special Olympics Canada Foundation.
Celeste Soete, volunteer event director, said around 160 people were out Saturday to enjoy a day of sports. She added that there is always a wide variety of sports to play for all levels of ability and athleticism.
In addition to more conventional sports like floor hockey, volleyball, basketball and soccer, there were also some alternative options – like bench ball and human foosball.
“I’m the first to admit, most of these sports I’m pretty bad at,” she said. “That’s the cool part about this event, that it’s based around inclusion. So it’s meant to be …