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Pittsburg native to coach Special Olympics World Games
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Pittsburg Special Olympics Athlete Scott Ball, left, stands with President and CEO of Special Olympics Kansas John Lair. - photo by Courtesy Photo
PITTSBURG, Kan. — For the fifth time, Pittsburg native John Lair, will coach at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, next year. Lair will coach four athletes from across the United States in snowshoe racing, and two of those athletes are from Kansas. The other two are from Peck, Idaho, and Chicago, Illinois.