The trials will kick off on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Throughout the week, wounded warriors will compete head-to-head in archery, cycling, track and field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming and wheelchair basketball.
Participants in the trials include active-duty and retired service members with upper-body, lower-body and spinal cord injuries; serious illnesses; traumatic brain injuries; visual impairment; and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Ultimately, 35 athletes will be selected for the Navy-Coast Guard team that will compete at the 2013 Warrior Games. The team is sponsored by Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor, the Navy’s organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill, and injured Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and their families.
Opening remarks will be made by U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief John Minyard and several athletes, local a welcome luau at the Hale Koa hotel from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11.
A schedule of Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials practice sessions and events are available at http://www.cpf.navy.mil/pacific-trials/2012/. Athlete biographies and photos are also being added to the webpage and will be continuously updated throughout the competition.
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