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Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southern Alberta.
He was down zero to five before mounting a comeback to win 12-5 over Trevor Campese of British Columbia.
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The 23-year-old Prince Albert athlete, who has started a career as a hockey broadcaster in his hometown, also interviewed the Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour earlier this week.
Tanner Svenson, 23, from Prince Albert, Sask., second from right, is pictured with family at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alta. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout – Special Olympics Canada)
Svenson says winning, which may earn him a berth at the Special Olympics world competition next year, and spending time with Arbour were both important to him.
The Sask. competitor is one of more than 17,000 Canadian athletes, coaches and officials participating across 10 sports at the Games in Medicine Hat, Alta., about 300 kilometres south of Calgary.
Games Manager Kara Brake says the event was in the works for nearly a decade and was even delayed once in 2022 due to the pandemic.
She says the Summer Games will come to a close tonight with a private ceremony at Co-op Place, where the local Canadian Hockey League team plays.
— with files from paNOW
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