Daisy Elliott competes in the disc throw during the Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Daisy Elliot was among 101 young athletes from across Japan who gathered at this airlift hub in western Tokyo over the weekend for the 45th Kanto Plains Special Olympics.
Elliot, a student at Yokota High School, read the Olympic oath during Saturday’s opening ceremony before the 350 people who attended the games. Later, she competed in the disc throw. A Japanese athlete read the same oath in Japanese.
“It feels like such a good opportunity for the kids to be able to interact with their peers, other athletes, students and event participants who are special needs, and it’s great,” Daisy’s father, Stacey Elliott, a Defense Department civilian employee, said at the event.
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