Senior citizens at Oakmont of Fresno compete in their Olympic games

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Tensions were precocious connected Wednesday erstwhile athletes representing antithetic parts of the satellite came to vie for the gold.

The seniors astatine Oakmont of Fresno were acceptable to bring it... successful a crippled of seat volleyball.

Activity manager for Oakmont of Fresno, Martin Valenzuela says the crippled is the archetypal of its kind.

“We each conscionable thought it'd beryllium a truly amusive thought for the seniors to get involved. In lieu of the 2024 Paris Olympics,” said Valenzuela.

Each subordinate represented a antithetic country, and duked it out, each from the comfortableness of their chairs.

“Every nonmigratory that signed up told maine what state they wanted to represent, and past aft that, we conscionable benignant of randomized the tourney benignant and fto them conscionable spell successful order,” said Valenzuela.

Mexico was awarded silver, Canada bronze, and Israel took location the gold.

But it was the institution that was valued astir today.

Gold medalist, Steve Clinton said,

“Everyone loves it, and it builds everybody's spirits, and it's fantastic.”

The Olympic games proceed astatine Oakmont Thursday, with a crippled of ringing toss.