31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics

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31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics

Glenda Byrd, 57, Warner Robins, stretches before running the 100 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Faheem Shabazz, 69, Savannah,Georgia, runs the 100 meter race in 14:62 during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 18, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Naomi Robertson, 66, Macon, Georgia; Linda Lowery,62, Decatur,Georgia; and Clovis Clark, , 58, Ellenwood compete in the 50 meter race at the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. More than 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Jesse Duffey,63, Jackson, Georgia, runs by a runner in the 50 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. He won the gold medal. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Frank Lathron, 80, Valdosta, and Will Smith, 76, Carrollton, GA get in their running position for the 100 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 18, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Frank Lathron, 80, Valdosta, and Will Smith, 76, Carrollton, Georgia run the 100 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Smith time was 16:37 and Lathron time was 25:82. Both men received gold medals for their age group. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Wilber Bibbs, 69, Warner Robins, hugs Faheem Shabazz, Savannah, Georgia after their 50 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Don Albino,70, Atlanta, runs past Len Levy, 74, Jasper,Georgia, in the 50 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Glenda Byrd, 57, Warner Robins, runs the 100 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She won a gold medal. She is a teacher .Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Rock Slaughter, 54, Aiken South Carolina, runs the 800 meter race with a gold medal time of 2:33 during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Don Burkett, Blue Ridge, Georgia runs the 800 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Bud Frankenthaler, 80, Jesup, Georgia puts his gold medal around his neck after winning the 800 meter race during the Thirty - First Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Effie Claytor, 88, Dalton, Georgia, competes in shuffleboard during the Thirty - First Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She won a gold medal. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Naomi Jackson sprinkles shuffleboard silicone beads on the court before the start of the shuffleboard competition at the Thirty - First Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Nancy Reeves, 83, Dalton, Georgia, laughs during her shuffleboard match at the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She won a gold medal. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Horace Sewell, 89, Dalton, Georgia concentrates as he competes in shuffleboard during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Will Smith does his Usain Bolt imitation after winning the gold metal in the 50 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 18, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Martha Beck,79, Griffin, Georgia watches her partner during the shuffleboard competition at the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Athletes stand as the National Guard present the colors during the Thirty - First Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. More than 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

Brandy Briscoe pushes Earnestine York Martin, 80, Ms. Georgia Nursing Home 2013, during the Thirty - First Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 18, 2013. She read the Athletes' Oath. She resides in the Summerhill Senior Living Community in Perry, Georgia. More than 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

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Glenda Byrd, 57, Warner Robins, stretches before running the 100 meter race during the 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics in Warner Robins, Georgia on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Over 430 seniors from age 50 to 92 competed in track & field, swimming, horse shoes, bowling, cycling, checkers, wheelchair, billiards, tennis, and archery. The games started on September 18, 2013 and end on September 21, 2013.

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