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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Sports Festival


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. June 17, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Sports Festival
Shawn Mitchell, 8, spins around and around on one of the many fun pieces of playground equipment at the new, circus-themed playground at Payne Park.
Shawn Mitchell, 8, spins around and around on one of the many fun pieces of playground equipment at the new, circus-themed playground at Payne Park.
Caleb Abbe, 11, heads into the bowl, Saturday, June 16, at the Skate Park at Payne Park.
Caleb Abbe, 11, heads into the bowl, Saturday, June 16, at the Skate Park at Payne Park.
Katelyn Bentley, 6, rides down the hill on a Strider bike, Saturday June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Katelyn Bentley, 6, rides down the hill on a Strider bike, Saturday June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Clowns from Ringling’s Barnum and Bailey Circus lead kids and their parents in some fun stretches, Saturday June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Clowns from Ringling’s Barnum and Bailey Circus lead kids and their parents in some fun stretches, Saturday June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Many children had fun playing on the brand new, circus-themed playground at Payne Park, Saturday, June 16.
Many children had fun playing on the brand new, circus-themed playground at Payne Park, Saturday, June 16.
Ella Collier, 5, has fun ringing the chimes at the new playground at Payne Park.
Ella Collier, 5, has fun ringing the chimes at the new playground at Payne Park.
Kaya Eible, 8, has fun on the ramp at the Payne Park Skate Park, Saturday, June 16.
Kaya Eible, 8, has fun on the ramp at the Payne Park Skate Park, Saturday, June 16.
Caleb Elliot, 2 ½, enjoyed riding a Strider bike and playing on the new playground, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Caleb Elliot, 2 ½, enjoyed riding a Strider bike and playing on the new playground, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Riley Farlow, 11, got creative and painted a piece of a broken skateboard, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Riley Farlow, 11, got creative and painted a piece of a broken skateboard, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Takumi Fenderson, 4, pretends to be a dangerous circus animal while playing on the new playground at Payne Park.
Takumi Fenderson, 4, pretends to be a dangerous circus animal while playing on the new playground at Payne Park.
Mackenzie Heise, 6, has fun on the ‘ferris wheel’.
Mackenzie Heise, 6, has fun on the ‘ferris wheel’.
Miles Perkins, 12, tries his hand at disc golf, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Miles Perkins, 12, tries his hand at disc golf, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Lark Baxter, of Teddy Tennis, throws a ball to Hayley Roberts, 6, Saturday, June 16.
Lark Baxter, of Teddy Tennis, throws a ball to Hayley Roberts, 6, Saturday, June 16.
Gabriel Sanders of Gold’s Gym leads some people in a free yoga class, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.
Gabriel Sanders of Gold’s Gym leads some people in a free yoga class, Saturday, June 16, during the Sarasota Sports Festival at Payne Park.

 

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