Area seniors excel in national sports competition
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Lloyd and Audrey Kempf of Woonsocket recently returned from the National Senior Games, which were held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Almost 14,000 athletes competed in the 20 different sports, which made it one of the biggest multi-sport events in the world. Competition was tough with athletes from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and seven foreign countries.
Lloyd Kempf came away with a silver medal in the 50-meter and one in the 100-meter races. Both the gold winner’s time and Lloyd’s time in the 50-meter broke the old national record. He also won a gold medal in the hammer throw, a fifth-place ribbon in the pole vault, and a sixth place in high jump.