Over 100 Athletes & Coaches Arrive in Fort Wayne to Kick Off Turnstone Endeavor Games

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (June 23, 2023)– Over 100 adaptive sports athletes and coaches from across the country arrive in Fort Wayne today for the sixth Turnstone Endeavor Games. The Turnstone Endeavor Games is the second-weekend event of the 2023 Endeavor Games Series. Athletes will participate in clinics and competitions for 13 sports — air rifle shooting, archery, boccia, fencing, track, field, goalball, power soccer, sit volleyball, swimming, tennis, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair softball.

The games open today, Friday, June 23, with a day of sports clinics and competitions, as well as, a welcome party for athletes, coaches and families at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone. The first competitive events begin with sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball on Friday, June 23, at Turnstone’s Plassman Athletic Center and the competition schedule continues through Sunday.

Turnstone Endeavor Games events will be held at four sites across Fort Wayne and admission is free and open to the public at all locations.

• Air rifle shooting clinics and competitions will take place at The-X- Count Shooting Range (5301 Merchandise Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46825).
• Boccia, tennis, power soccer, fencing, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair softball events will take place at the Plassman Athletic Center Fieldhouse (entrance 16) at Turnstone (3320 N. Clinton St., Fort Wayne, IN, 46805). Goalball will take place in the Turnstone Goalball gym (entrance 1).
• Archery and Track & Field events will be held at Indiana Tech Warrior Park (377 E. Tillman Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46807).
• Swimming clinics and competitions will be held at Carroll High School Natatorium (3903 Carroll Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818).

A full schedule can be found online.

The Endeavor Games Series is supported by national partners Turnstone Center, University of Central Oklahoma, and the Hanger Clinic. The Turnstone Endeavor Games is supported by partners including Indiana Sports Corp., NRA Foundation, Department of Veteran Affairs, MoveUnited and MoveUnited Warfighters.

The Turnstone Endeavor Games is an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate in various sporting events on a competitive level. This year’s event follows the 24th Annual University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Endeavor Games held June 8-11. For more information about the Endeavor Games Series, visit www.endeavorgames.com.