Michelle Merrick, Area 12 athlete, poses for a photo after earning the gold medal in the age 30-plus softball throw competition during the Special Olympics Mississippi 2017 Summer Games at the Triangle Track, May 20, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Founded in 1968, Special Olympics hosts sporting events around the world for people of all ages with special needs, to include more than 700 athletes from Mississippi.

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