Yukoner Madeline Boyd, 90, competes for the love of sport at Canada 55+ Games
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At 90 years young, Madeline Boyd is a carpet bowling queen and sport fanatic — she was at the very first 2022 Canada 55+ Games held in Medicine Hat, Alta., and she's competing with a team from the Yukon this week in Kamloops, B.C.
Asked how she keeps her zest for sports, Boyd is frank.
"I like sports and I've always enjoyed playing — I've played bocce [ball] in the games, I've played curling. We got a gold medal in curling," she said.
She's also a lawn bowler, and a gold medallist at that.
Boyd said sports have always been a part of her life.
"The only sport I've never played is golf," she said.
The Canada 55+ Games will bring together 2,500 participants to compete in events that focus on social, physical and psychological well-being.
The games are held every two years and participants have to qualify at the provincial and territorial levels.
Events include five-pin bowling, a five- and 10-kilometre run, 8-ball billiards, badminton, carpet bowling, contract bridge, cribbage, cycling, darts, dragon boating and more.
"The people, they're all seniors. They've all been there, done that. So it's good," she said.
Carpet bowling is a bit like curling. The balls are weighted and you aim for the "jack" which is a white ball. The goal is to get your ball as close to the jack as possible.
If you compete, you might even win some hardware, said Boyd.
"Oh yeah, we'll bring home some medals," she said.
"Yukon will do well here, we always have."
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