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THE WORLD ARE GOING FOR GOLD IN DES MOINES FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES. ����vlog’S OLIVIA TYLER SHOWS US THE EVENT FEATURES MORE THAN 12,000 ATHLETES FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 12 COUNTRIES. TODAY KICKS OFF THE NATIONAL 2025 SENIOR GAMES, WHERE SEASONED ATHLETES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE HERE IN DES MOINES FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND LIVE THEIR BEST LIVES. THREE, TWO ONE GO! DESPITE THE RAIN THIS MORNING, HUNDREDS FLOCKED TO THE IOWA STATE FAIRGROUNDS TO RUN A5K GO BIG RED. AND THOSE THAT WEREN’T RACING WERE CHEERING ON THEIR LOVED ONES. THE SENIOR GAMES IS A 12 DAY OLYMPIC STYLE MULTI-SPORT EVENT. IT FEATURES 12,500 ATHLETES AGED 50 OR OLDER. THOSE ATHLETES COME FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 12 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. NOW THEY SAY AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU LIVE IN YOUR GOLDEN YEARS. SO IF IT’S TRULY OUR GOLDEN YEARS, WE WE SHOULD BE IN THE BEST OF HEALTH. THE GAMES AIM TO PROMOTE COMPETITIVE SPORTS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS, NO MATTER THE AGE. THE OLDEST ATHLETE COMPETING IS 101 YEARS OLD. ORGANIZERS SAY IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO GET ACTIVE. WE HAVE 25 SPORTS, SO THERE’S THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT GOING ON PICKLEBALL, SWIMMING, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, YOU NAME IT. AND WHILE SOME ARE IN IT JUST TO FINISH, IT’S ABOUT FINISHING WHAT YOU START. IT’S NOT A RACE. I HAVE STARTED THAT I HAVE NOT COMPLETED. OTHERS ARE IN IT TO WIN IT. I CAME IN THIRD IN MY AGE GROUP. MY GOAL WAS TOP FIVE, BUT NO MATTER HOW THESE RUNNERS PLACE, THEY SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO JUST KEEP MOVING. YOU CAN’T HAVE THE BEST LIFE WITHOUT GOOD HEALTH. THE GAMES ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE MORE THAN $32 MILLION FOR THE DES MOINES AREA, AND THEY WRAP UP ON AUGUST 4TH IN DES MOINES. OLIVIA TYLER, ����vlog EIGHT NEWS, IOWA'