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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul Lester

Special Olympics bowling champion challenges Obama

During Barack Obama's appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the president joked that his bowling score is now up to 129 after practising at the White House lanes. Obama then made a monumental gaffe when he said: "It's like the Special Olympics or something."

At least one Special Olympian could show the president a thing or two about bowling. Kolan McConiughey of Michigan has bowled three perfect 300 games and averages 266. He has won six Special Olympics bowling medals.

McConiughey has a message for Obama: "I challenge him. I'll show him how to do it. Bring it on, Obama!"

Should the president take up the challenge?

Share your thoughts by sending us a response on our GuardianUS Twitter page. You can do this by logging on to your Twitter account, typing @GuardianUS and then your comment of 140 characters or less. Of course, you can always comment on this blog post.

Update - Responses from Twitter users

aeikenberry

Yes, he should take the challenge! Excellent idea.

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