Nine gold medals

The athletes had come from all over the country to run the gold, for the silver and bronze many weeks and months of training All coming down to these games.

The spectators gathered around the old field to the final event of the day was approaching excitement grew high to begin.

The blocks were all lined up for those who would use them the hundred-yard dash and the race to be run these were nine resolve athletes in back of the starting line poised for the sound of the gun.

The single was given the pistol exploded and so did the runners all charging ahead but the smallest among them, he stumbled and staggered and fell to the asphalt instead.

He gave out a cry in frustration and anguish his dream and his efforts all dashed in the dirt but as sure as l am standing here telling this story the same goes for what next occurred.

The eight other runners pulled up on their heels the ones who had trained for so long compete one by one they all turned around and went back to help him and brought the young boy into his feet.

Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued the hundred-yard dash that said (special Olympics) could not have been more on the mark.

That's how the race ended, with nine gold medals they came to the fining line holding hands still and a standing ovation and nine beaming faces said more than these words ever will.