(Radio Iowa) - More athletes than ever before are taking part in this year's edition of the Iowa Senior Games.
Cory Kennedy, spokesman for the 38th annual event, says it's gratifying to see the popularity continue to grow, year after year, with more than one-thousand athletes now on the roster. The games opened Wednesday, with many events underway at Waukee High School in metro Des Moines.
The 30 different sports range from football and tennis to pickleball and granny basketball. You have to be at least 50 years old to participate in the Iowa Senior Games, though Kennedy says they have a good number of competitors who are well into their 90s. Events run through Sunday.