The National Senior Games: A Life-Affirming Statement About What’s Possible

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Last Updated on November 7, 2023

Why did Team GB show up to cover our third National Senior Games? It’s not for the stats or results. We do it to share the stories of Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives, inspiring us all to believe that we can achieve whatever we truly put our minds to. It’s a life-affirming statement about what’s possible. It’s not an event. It’s a movement. And that movement continues in 2025 in Des Moines, Iowa. Thank you to our partners who helped us bring the stories to you, and thanks to all of you for watching and reading our coverage.

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Madonna Hanna has achieved all her life, as an award-winning teacher, author, and fashion industry executive. In 2011 she added sprinter to her list when, at 57, her late husband began coaching her and she entered the Washington Senior Games. After his death, Madonna kept her promise to him to keep running. She found a new coach in nationally-ranked track athlete Marcus Chambers, and their work together helped Madonna achieve gold at the 2023 National Senior Games.

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