Registration Now Open for 2017 Pasadena Senior Games/California Senior Games Championships

Excitement is building for the 2017 Pasadena Senior Games/California Senior Games Championships, a series of competitive sporting events for athletes ages 50 and older from May 6 to June 25 at venues in Pasadena and throughout Los Angeles County.

Registration is now open for the nearly 25 athletic competitions from archery to volleyball. Registration deadlines and fees vary.

“There is no limit to what today’s mature athletes can accomplish,” said Nancy Adams, coordinator of the Pasadena Senior Games. “From their 50s to their 90s, these remarkable competitors achieve their personal best and prove that physical activity is the key to a long, happy and healthy life.”

Competitive events include archery, basketball shooting, men’s 3×3 basketball tournament, billiards tournament, bowling tournament, cycling time trials and road races, disc golf, 5K fun walk, horseshoe pitching, pickleball, power lifting competition, power walking, pushups, race walking, racquetball tournament, road race, road walk, shuffleboard, women’s softball tournament, strength challenge, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field and volleyball.

To register and for more information visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Senior Games 2017, email NancyA@PasadenaSeniorCenter.org or call (626) 685-6754. Volunteers are needed as well.

The Pasadena Senior Games/California Senior Games Championships are organized through the Pasadena Senior Center.

Founded in 1960, the Pasadena Senior Center is an independent, nonprofit organization that offers recreational, educational, wellness and social services to people ages 50 and over in a welcoming environment. Services are also provided for frail, low-income and homebound seniors.