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September 30, 2019

SSG海滩游戏在行动中与各种运动员结束

CLEARWATER, Fla.– In the 40 years the Sunshine State Games has been offering amateur sports opportunities to the athletes of Florida and beyond, there have been elite athletes with rigorous training schedules who strive for perfection at every outing. The Games also offers opportunities for athletes who are there for a variety of reasons or for, but otherwise.

The Fifth Annual Sunshine State Games (SSG) International Beach Games came to a close on Sunday at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort with such a collection of athletes.

在男子的Powerlifting竞赛中,以运动员90kg(198磅)及以上,Powerlifter乘积为41岁的Cardell Oliver,来自格鲁吉亚,他们的总和805kg(1,774磅)提升。他在100公斤开放部门开始了272.5公斤(600磅)的努力,其次是一台190kg(418磅)的卧板媒体和USPA世界纪录了僵局,他的分类为342.5kg(755磅)。

His total on Sunday topped an eighth-place finish at the USPA Drug Tested National Championships, in July, in Las Vegas, Nevada, of 1,714 lbs.

然而在其他方面…..

University of South Florida graduate student Steven Zhao won a gold medal in the 125kg Junior Division (20-23 years old) with a combined lift of 717.5kg (1,584 lbs). While the powerlifting total is impressive, it’s merely something to occupy his spare time while studying for a master’s degree in Public Health.

His long-term goal in life is to work with people with health disparities and low-income residents of the community. He served an internship with the Timothy Initiative in 2018, “helping addicts get their lives back together.”

他想在毕业生工作完成后去医学院成为一个家庭从业者,与没有保险的社区成员一起工作,或者较少质量的保险。

“在Powerlifting的运动中,我看到很多人需要这样的服务,”赵说。“有伤害和需要手术的蓝领工人,并且难以支付它。此外,喜欢与糖尿病的人合作,他真正需要药物的糖尿病,但只需要学习如何改变他们的生活方式来控制他们的状况。“

Zhao along with four other members of the USF Powerlifting team competed in the SSG International Beach Games.

在海滩网球的第三天和最后一天,混合双打伊雷利亚和杰西卡科尔特斯队击败了Matteo Godio和Angela Bemquerer的团队,曾在单打和男子和女性的双打中赢得金牌。

伊利亚和议会赢得的冠军马tch by a score of 7-6, with a 7-1 tie breaker. De Elia has been a fixture in the SSG International Beach Games winning multiple medals over the last few years. Cortes was a member of the USF Women’s Tennis team from 2014-18.

de Elia贷记了金牌奖牌胜绩的佩特雷斯。“她没有恐惧,”De Elia说。“今天她今天没有恐惧,并在一些顶级竞争中竞争而且它表现出来。”

然而在其他方面…。

13岁的胡安可口和他母亲卢尔德桑di, from Wesley Chapel, were also in the same event with the seasoned beach tennis players. While Lourdes teamed with Jeffrey Rodriguez, Juan teamed with family friend Anna Villamedianna.

Juan的父亲Jose Coca于周五和周六在男子双打竞争中播放。他星期六在男子开放的双打上与Rodriguez与Rodriguez联系起来。他们都是韦斯利教堂的邻里海滩网球社区的一部分,彼此支持。

何塞最初来自波多黎各,最近的一次游戏看到了游戏,鼓励他的家人和朋友占用这项运动。这不是太难。

“在我们附近的公园里有一个沙滩排球场,我们降低了网球和海滩网球,”卢尔德·贝加达说。“似乎没有人。”

Juan and Anna advanced into bracket play before losing their opening round match. Lourdes and Jeffrey were eliminated in pool play. The community was courtside hanging on to every shot Juan and Anna played and surrounded him with encouragement after the final outcome.

在高地游戏比赛中,六种不同的六种不同的赛事中的竞争。两位顶级整体整体领跑者都是往往竞争的国际地点的运动员。

The Women’s Open gold medalist Stacy Snow, from St. Petersburg, recently competed in Norway and will be at the 19thAnnual Scottish Masters Athletics Heavy Events World Championships in Tuscon, Ariz., in November. Snow had the top scores in all seven events (Open Stone, Heavy Distance Throw, Light Distance Throw, Sheaf Toss, Hammer Throw, Weight Over Bar and Caber Toss) for a perfect 7 aggregate score.

The Men’s A Winner, Thorbjorn Gylfason, of Greenville, N.C., won five of the seven events and came in second in the other two for a score for 11. Gylfason competed in Highlands Games events in Scotland and Iceland over the summer.

然而在其他方面…。

Jo Parker和Madalyn Moore的母亲和女儿Duo来自圣奥古斯丁,在星期三庆祝国家女儿的一天后竞争。Madalyn现在16岁时,在13岁时看到了一个高地游戏比赛,并希望参与其中。Jo被告知父母也必须竞争。

“这是她的想法从一开始,”Jo Parker说。“现在这对我们俩来说是一种热情。我们在全国各地旅行,去过格鲁吉亚和南卡罗来纳州的比赛。我甚至被证明是一名官员,并前往明尼苏达州来判断世界高地比赛。“

Both competing in the Women’s Open Division, Madalyn finished fourth while Jo placed seventh.

虽然成人合作队在周日占据了沙滩排球行动的条目,但采集了一个师,吹嘘了22个队伍的领域,这是18岁的女性司,提供了一些冠军赛兴奋。

来自坦帕的Sarasota和Hayden Woodridge的一对高中·罗伯茨(Kelsie Roberts)击败了一对高中孪生姐妹,Angeline和Arianna Berger,从奥兰多,21-18赛中的金牌比赛。

Trailing 18-17 after a back and forth match, Roberts and Woodridge won the final four points of the match. Robert plays for Lakewood Ranch High School and Woodridge attends Freedom High School in Tampa. The Bergen sisters are seniors at Bergen High School and have committed to Florida State University to begin playing volleyball in the fall of 2020.

超过400名运动员参加了2019年SSG国际海滩游戏的七项运动。2019年阳光州立游戏于二月开始,全年持续过30多个运动,适用于业余运动员竞争州各界地。

阳光州游戏是佛罗里达体育基金会的年度计划,该州官方体育促进和佛罗里达州的发展组织。SSG国际海滩游戏符合ST.Pete / Clearwater的伙伴关系。

About the Sunshine State Games
The 40th Sunshine State Games are presented annually by the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF), the state’s lead sports promotion and development organization, and a division of Enterprise Florida, Inc. The Foundation works in conjunction with a variety of local sports industry partners to present the different competitions. The Sunshine State Games, an annual amateur sports tradition in Florida, is part of the state’s $57.4 billion sports industry that accounts for 580,000 jobs statewide. #PlayInFlorida

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