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Special Olympics World Summer Games Touch Towns Across the State

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With 70,000 athletes from 150 countries participating, the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which are being held in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area, will be the largest international sporting event ever held in the state. Before the games begin, over 130 towns across the state will host the athletes for several days to give them a taste of Southern hospitality. Greenville will host athletes from Japan.
Source:
Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 49 Issue 3, Mar 1999, p1, 10-11