June 26-28, Friday to Sunday -- Some 750 Special Olympics athletes will converge on UC Davis this weekend for the Northern California Special Olympics Summer Games. All events are free and open to the public.

The UC Davis games will include aquatics, tennis, and track and field events. A bocce competition will be held in Martinez. The public is also invited to take part in the "Reach for the Gold" fundraising walk/run on Saturday, June 27, beginning and ending at A-Street Field near Toomey Field.

The games will open with the arrival of the torch relay. More than 500 law enforcement personnel have taken part in carrying the torch since it left Monterey on June 18. On Friday, officers of the UC Davis Police Department will carry the torch on the final leg of the relay from the City of Davis to the opening ceremonies in Aggie Stadium.

A brief schedule of the events:

Friday, June 26

• 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Athlete Parade and opening ceremonies, Aggie Stadium

Saturday, June 27

• 9 a.m., Reach for the Gold Walk/Run, A-Street Field (registration opens at 7:30 a.m.)
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., track and field events, Toomey Field
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., bocce, Martinez Waterfront Park, Martinez
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., tennis, Marya Welch Tennis Center
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., aquatics, Schaal Aquatics Center

Sunday, June 28

• 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., track and field events, Toomey Field
• 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., bocce, Martinez Waterfront Park, Martinez
• 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., tennis, Marya Welch Tennis Center
• 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., aquatics, Schaal Aquatics Center

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