Track meet cancelled for San Diego Senior Olympics
An Olympics without track and field? Unthinkable! But that’s the case this September in San Diego, where the Senior Olympics entry form says the annual meet has been “postponed till 2008.”. Why? I’m not sure. It might have something to do with the fact that the organization has no executive director at the moment. Brad Pagano, exec in recent years, reportedly left for the East Coast a few months ago, following his wife who got a job out there. A young lady who replaced him also is gone.
If you’re as distressed as me, write them to express yourself. The meet has been a mainstay for many years. Not even 9/11 stopped the Senior Olympics track meet from taking place (although some athletes stayed away and got their entry fees refunded). This year’s meet was originally set for September 22, but with a location “TBD” — to be determined. So maybe no venue was secured.
This is the second such hit we’ve endured. The California State Games also spiked the masters meet.
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Ken I feel your pain.
Just a guy who was planning to drive down from the Pasadena area; it would have been my third year in a row.
The information is incorrect about my leaving. I am still here in San Diego, albeit working for the American Cancer Society. I left the Senior Olympics in November of 2006 for personal and professional reasons and married in May 2007. Sorry to hear that the leadership of the Senior Games is not having a complete olympics. I wish you all continued success.
Was looking forward to the meet, sad, maybe next year..USC 1953-60
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