Athletes from across Nova Scotia have returned home following a 67-medal performance at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Vancouver. Locally, it was a great showing for South Shore residents. The Lunenburg-Queens bocce team of Matthew Broome, Heather Faulkenham, Ivan Hirtle, Darlene Levy, and Freeman Wambolt won gold with a 14-13 win over B.C. . Emily Latta of Lunenburg took silver in shot put and bronze in the 400 metre run. Bryan Campbell of Liverpool also won silver in the 100 metre sprint. Liverpool’s Jamie Belong also won silver in the 1,500 metre run and bronze in the 5,000 metre event. Over 2,000 athletes competed in games, which wrapped up Sunday.
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