EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma will host the 25th annual UCO Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to compete in various sporting events, June 6-9, on Central’s campus and throughout the Edmond community.

The UCO Endeavor Games is the nation’s largest multi-sport, multi-disability event. The 2024 games include 10 sports—air rifle, archery, cycling, powerlifting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, table tennis, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair softball.

“We are thrilled to welcome these athletes and their families for this great event,” said Leigha Pemberton, assistant director of partnerships and events at UCO.

“We look forward to celebrating the 25th year of community, sportsmanship and competition.”

The games will open Thursday, June 6, with a day of sports clinics and camps for aspiring athletes. The competition kicks off Friday, June 7, with powerlifting and wheelchair basketball in the morning, air rifle shooting throughout the day and an evening of swimming at the Edmond Mitch Park YMCA, 2901 Marilyn Williams Dr.

Saturday’s events feature track and field at Edmond North High School, 215 W. Danforth Road, followed by sitting volleyball on Central’s campus. The games conclude Sunday, June 9, with wheelchair softball at the Hamilton Field House parking lot and indoor archery and table tennis at the UCO Wellness Center, both located on Central’s campus.

Competitions will be at seven sites across UCO and Edmond. All events are free and open to the public.

Central is an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site and host training site for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Sitting Volleyball teams.

For more information about athlete and volunteer registration or to view a complete schedule of events for the 2024 UCO Endeavor Games, visit www. endeavorgames.org/edmond/.

For more information about the UCO Endeavor Games, contact Pemberton at lpemberton@uco.edu or 405-9743160.