Several Sooke athletes hit the gold standard at the recent 55+ B.C. Games in Kelowna.

Leading the way for the locals was 86-year-old Myrtle Acton, who won three gold medals competing in shotput, weight throw, and hammer throw.

Acton holds several for her age division.

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Other Sooke medal winners include:

Table Tennis B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Reg Card and Paul Martin B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 75+ Doubles (competitive) B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ bronze; Sue Jiang and Jeannie Hadley B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 70-74 Doubles (competitive) B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ silver; Jeannie Hadley and Paul Martin B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Men and Women 70-74 Mixed Doubles (competitive) B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ silver; and Jeannie Hadley B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 70-74 Singles (silver).

Swimming B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Rhonda Henry B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 70-74 50M backstroke (bronze).

Horseshoes B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Chris Vanier B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ MenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Singles 65+ (silver).

Track and Field B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Leanor Davidson B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 70-74 100 metres (bronze); Leanor Davidson B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 70-74 200 metres (bronze); Myrtle Acton B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 85-89 shotput (gold); Myrtle Acton B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 85-89 weight throw (gold); Myrtle Acton B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Women 85-89 hammer throw (gold).

This year more than 4,200 seniors competed in the Games 30 sporting events.

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