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The 2007 and 2008 Ohio Senior Olympics State Games are being hosted by the Southwest Ohio Sports Zone, a collaborative of five convention and visitors bureaus in southwest Ohio. The Zone was created to attract major sporting events to the southwestern portion of the state and to market the excellent athletic facilities available there. The Southwest Ohio Sports Zone includes the Dayton/ Montgomery County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), Clark County CVB, Greene County CVB, Miami County CVB and Warren County CVB. Visit the Southwest Ohio Sports Zone web site to learn more about the Zone and to see the list of events hosted in the area- it includes Olympic trials, NCAA events and the USGA Senior Open!

The Board of Ohio Senior Olympics is working very closely with the Southwest Ohio Sports Zone in planning the 2007 and 2008 state games. The schedule for the 2008 games is posted below. As additional details about the games become available, this site will be updated so check back often!

The 2008 Ohio Senior Olympics state games are the place to be if you want to qualify to compete at the 2009 National Senior Games in the San Francisco Bay area. Qualifying standards vary from event to event, but are included in the registration form for the 2008 Ohio Senior Olympics state games. To learn more about the 2009 National Senior Games, click here.

Registration forms will be mailed to athletes who are on the Ohio Senior Olympics mailing list. The registration form will also available here as a downloadable .pdf file. Opening this file requires the Adobe Acrobat reader, which is available for free from the Adobe web site, www.adobe.com.

2008 Ohio Senior Olympics State Games Registration Form- click here to download!
(Please note: the file is large and may take a while to download- if you have trouble downloading the registration form and haven't received one in the mail, please e-mail info@ohioseniorolympics.org to request a form through the mail.)

If you just need the individual registration form, click here for the instructions, registration form and event selection form. (A MUCH smaller .pdf file)

NOTE TO 10K ENTRANTS: The correct date for the 10K is SUNDAY, August 10, not Saturday as listed in the registration book.


Date	Time	Event	Location
Tues., July 8, 2008	8:30 a.m. (10K) 11:00 a.m. (20K)	Cycling Time Trial 10K and 20K Road race- event organized by Team Dayton Cycling	Ohio Renaissance Festival Grounds, Harveysburg, Ohio
Wed., July 9, 2008	8:30 a.m. (5K) 11:00 a.m. (40K)	Cycling- Time Trial 5K and 40K Road Race. Organized by Team Dayton Cycling	Ohio Renaissance Festival Grounds, Harveysburg, Ohio

Sat., July 12, 2008	TBA	Road Race- 5K	St. Leonard, Dayton
Fri., July 18, 2008	10:00 a.m.	Badminton	Sinclair Community College, Dayton
Sat., July 19, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Archery	Lebanon Sports Complex, Lebanon, Ohio
Thurs., July 24, 2008	10:00 a.m.	Horseshoes	Union VFW, Union, Ohio
Thurs., July 24, 2008	6:00 p.m.	Hall of Fame Dinner	Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton
Fri., July 25, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Field Events- discus, high jump, javelin, long jump, pole vault, shotput, triple jump	Fairmont High School, Kettering, Ohio
Fri., July 25, 2008	Noon	Racquetball	Heights Health and Racquet Club, Huber Heights
Sat., July 26, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Track Events- including race walk	Fairmont High School, Kettering, Ohio
Sun., July 27, 2008	8:10 a.m.	Swimming	Kettering Rec Center
Tues., July 29, 2008	8:00 a.m.	Golf- 18 holes	Crooked Tree Golf Course, Mason, Ohio
Wed., July 30, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Bowling singles	BeaverVu Bowl
Thurs., July 31, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Bowling doubles/ mixed doubles	Beaver Vu Bowl, Beavercreek
Sat., Aug. 2, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Shuffleboard	Kettering Senior Center
	8:00 a.m.	Softball	Fairfield Park, Fairborn, Ohio
	9:00 a.m.	Table Tennis	Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton
	9:00 a.m.	3-on-3 Basketball	Kingdom Sports Center, Franklin, Ohio
	8:00 a.m.	Pickleball Demonstration	Middletown
Sun. Aug. 3, 2008	8:00 a.m.	Softball	Fairfield Park, Fairborn, Ohio
Mon.-Wed., Aug. 4-6, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Tennis	Linder Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio
Fri./ Sat., Aug.8-9, 2008	9:00 a.m.	Volleyball	Courts4Sports, Mason
Sun., Aug. 10, 2008 NOTE: Corrected Date	TBA	Road Race- 10K	Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
Sun., Aug. 24, 2008	TBA	Triathlon	Buck Creek State Park, Springfield

As athletes know, final schedules are subject to change based on registration and participation.