By Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach
CHICAGO
– The 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games kicked off June 30th with
competitions over the weekend in shooting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball,
and track.
Purple
Heart recipient Navy Chief Petty Officer Ron Condrey, (left), a Salisbury, North
Carolina native, is a multisport athlete competing in archery, cycling, and
track and field.
Condrey and the rest of “Team Navy” join more than 250 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans at the Department of Defense Warrior Games, which end July 8.
Condrey earned a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the track event by winning his division in the 400 meters, placing second in the 1500 meters, and taking third in the 800 meters.
Condrey earned a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the track event by winning his division in the 400 meters, placing second in the 1500 meters, and taking third in the 800 meters.
The
archery event takes place July 3 and the cycling event is scheduled on July 6.
Navy
athletes are competing against competitors from the Army, Marine Corps, Air
Force, Special Operations Command, Australian Defense Force and the United
Kingdom Armed Forces in cycling, track and field, shooting, swimming, archery,
sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
The Navy honors the sacrifices of
wounded warriors by providing them top-notch non-medical support through Navy
Wounded Warrior (NWW) – Safe Harbor. All enrollees in NWW are encouraged to
make athletics a key component of their recovery efforts. By promoting wounded
warrior participation in competitions like the Warrior Games, NWW helps
enrollees heal through adaptive sports.
These games provide an opportunity
for athletes to grow physically, mentally and spiritually from the
sportsmanship and camaraderie gained by representing their respective service
teams in a friendly and spirited competition. It is an opportunity for athletes
to showcase their enduring warrior spirit in the presence of their families and
grateful nation.
- - Lt. Jesus
Uranga, Team Navy Public Affairs
For more information about the 2017
DoD Warrior Games, please visit http://www.dodwarriorgames.com/.