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Physically-challenged High School athletes to compete in track and field

The Ohio High School Athletic Association's board has approved a recommendation to allow wheelchair athletes to compete at a state track and field tournament for the first time next year. The association will add eight wheelchair championship events. Participants will wear school uniforms and be awarded individual honors but won't score points for their teams. The top eight boys' and top eight girls' performances in each event during the regular season will qualify eligible athletes to participate in the state finals regardless of their schools' athletic division assignments. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.