LA Times · Jul 25, 2015
Special Olympics World Games open today at L.A. Coliseum
Torchbearers carry the Flame of Hope up the steps of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday to celebrate the 2015 Special Olympics World Games, which get underway Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)More than 60,000 people are expected to turn out Saturday for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Special Olympics World Games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Festivities are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the stadium on Figueroa Street south of downtown. Gates open at 3 p.m.
More than 6,500 athletes from 165 countries are expected to compete in the Games in 25 events at various venues around the city through Aug. 2.