{"id":50955,"date":"2019-07-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/senior-games-registration-closing-thursday\/"},"modified":"2019-07-24T03:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T11:00:00","slug":"senior-games-registration-closing-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/senior-games-registration-closing-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Games registration closing Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Those on the fence for attending the Alaska International Senior Games are running out of time.<\/p>\n
The registration for the Games, which take place Aug. 9-18 in Fairbanks, closes at midnight on Thursday. The registration fee is $55 for ages 50-89, and free for those 90 or older. Attendees can register for multiple events, although there is some overlap between certain events.<\/p>\n
Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded for men and women in five-year age divisions, starting with the age division 50-54.<\/p>\n
The following sports will be played at the games: archery, basketball, bocce, bowling, cycling, disc golf, golf, horseshoes, ice hockey, indoor shooting, pickleball, power walk, racquetball, running, swimming, table tennis, team toss, tennis, track and field, trap shooting and triathlon.<\/p>\n