Queens County athletes are getting in some last-minute training as they prepare for a big national sporting event in Calgary later this month.
The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games begin Feb. 27 and run until March 2, and Queens County will be well represented on Team Nova Scotia.
Liverpool’s Rebecca Delaney, 27, will be one of three local athletes on the six-person snowshoe team. She’ll be racing in the 100-metre and 200-metre events, as well as the 4×100-metre relay.
Team Nova Scotia will be sending 69 athletes, coaches and mission staff to Calgary. Of those, 45 athletes will compete in eight sports –- five-pin bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, floor hockey, speed skating and snowshoeing.
