NM Senior Olympics Summer Games, June 8-11 in Las Cruces, NM

The New Mexico Senior Olympics Executive Committee of the Board of Directors announce 2022 Game Schedule changes with recent COVID guidelines being updated statewide. Cecilia Acosta, Executive Director stated the added events to the game schedule is very welcome as athletes have indicated interest to do more while planning to attend the Games and “to make the trek to Las Cruces even better” eluding to the present gas prices. Acosta continued “The Games will still include only eighteen sports” as 2022 will be a limited version of the Games as many seniors have not been training and have not had access to sport facilities to practice their sport. The last year the Games were held in New Mexico was 2018 with 2,055 registered athletes, 2019 did not offer State Games because National Senior Games were held in Albuquerque for a historical attendance of 14,000 athletes; 2020 and 2021 were not held due to the pandemic. The ’22 Games will take place June 8-11, 2022, at New Mexico State University and City of Las Cruces. The recent adoption by the Executive Committee will be presented and ratified by the full board of directors at the April 21, 2022, meeting to be held in Roswell,

Events added to the 2022 State Summer Games as of March 2022, include:

Archery – added 3 styles – Recurve, Compound Fingers and Barebow Compound
Badminton – add Mixed Doubles
Pickleball – add Singles
Shuffleboard – add Doubles
Swimming – add 200Y Backstroke, 200Y IM; 500Y Free
Table Tennis – add Doubles
Tennis – add Mixed Doubles

Other Game updates announced registration deadline is May 15th, spectators will be allowed at the Games, and masks will not be required. The 2022 State Summer Games is a qualifier for the 2023 National Senior Games planned for Pittsburgh, PA. Registering for the Games can be done online at www.nmseniorolympics.org, or call the NMSO office and athletes can register by phone. Registration fee is very affordable, sixty dollars ($60.00) for one or up to five sports. No pre-qualifying is required. Athletes compete in five-year age divisions and the games are open to out-of-state senior participants. NMSO offers a limited number of travel scholarships for seniors age 60+. For more game information, visit our website or call our office at 888-623-6676.

The ’22 Games are supported in part by NM Aging and Long-Term Services, Humana, Visit Las Cruces, Molina Healthcare, Mountain View Regional Medical Center, Presbyterian and Blue Cross BlueShield of New Mexico.