Carley selected for Asia-Pacific Games
Umina's Carley Chapman has been selected to compete in athletics at the inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games to be held in Newcastle from Sunday, December 1, until Saturday, December 7.
Aspiring to return home with a medal, Carley will represent her country for the first time and said she was both nervous and excited.
Carley will gather in Newcastle with 13 other Central Coast representatives, contributing to the 2500 athletes competing from over 32 different countries.
The athletes, all of whom suffer from an intellectual disability, will be joined by 600 coaches and officials and over 5,000 volunteers.
An estimated 200,000 spectators are expected to turn out for the event.
The games will feature nine sports, which range from football to tenpin bowling and basketball to bocce.
Pictured is Jo Shepherd, Marilyn Caruana, Carley Chapman and Mike Caruana at IGA Ettalong Beach
Email, 16 Nov 2013
Jenni Chapman, Special Olympics Central Coast