Saturday 11 May 2013

INQUIRER.net: Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
Prince Harry, Missy Franklin launch Warrior Games
May 11th 2013, 22:43

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Escorted by Britain's Prince Harry and swimming superstar Missy Franklin, a U.S. Navy officer blinded by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan lit an Olympic-style cauldron Saturday to launch the Warrior Games for wounded service members. Lt. Bradley Snyder, Harry and Franklin completed the last leg of a brief torch relay at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to formally start the games. All three lifted the torch to the lip of the cauldron to ignite the flame. It was a touching start to the Paralympic-style games, which run through Thursday. About 260 athletes are competing in basketball, volleyball, shooting, archery, track and ...

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