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Kitten Summer Games Cat Athletes Revealed

By: Author Grace Sydney

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"Kitten Summer Games" is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events. Cat-letes will compete in competitions including kitten gymnastics with balance beam, uneven bars, rings and floor exercises, de-CAT-hlon with track and field, pole vault and high jump, as well as volleyball, tennis and wrestling. Who will bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal? Photo: Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

As the Olympic trials get underway and athletes from around the globe attempt to tackle the final hurdle on their road to Rio, doggedly devoted CAT-letes are also one step closer to achieving their dream of clawing their way to the top podium in the Kitten Summer Games.

"Kitten Summer Games" is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events. Cat-letes will compete in competitions including kitten gymnastics with balance beam, uneven bars, rings and floor exercises, de-CAT-hlon with track and field, pole vault and high jump, as well as volleyball, tennis and wrestling. Who will bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal? Photo: Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

Adoptable competipurrs from all 50 states are showing off their special skills in track and field, gymnastics, tennis and other sports at the Kitten Summer Games trials, and correspondents Mary Carrillo and David Frei will give viewers the play by play in a series of Road to the Kitten Summer Games videos. The Hallmark Channel will also be giving fans the scoop on all of the talented tabbies and tuxedo cats in a ‘Meet the Kittens’ page on the channel’s website.

"Kitten Summer Games" is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events. Cat-letes will compete in competitions including kitten gymnastics with balance beam, uneven bars, rings and floor exercises, de-CAT-hlon with track and field, pole vault and high jump, as well as volleyball, tennis and wrestling. Who will bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal? Photo: Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

Hosted by author and North Shore Animal League America spokesperson Beth Stern, the Kitten Summer Games will also include appearances by such animal-loving athletes as Olympians Brandi Chastain and Lindsey Jacobellis, NFL star Rob Gronkowski, and more.

"Kitten Summer Games" is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events. Cat-letes will compete in competitions including kitten gymnastics with balance beam, uneven bars, rings and floor exercises, de-CAT-hlon with track and field, pole vault and high jump, as well as volleyball, tennis and wrestling. Who will bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal? Photo: Beth Stern Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

The Kitten Summer Games is the latest Hallmark Channel presentation to promote the option of pet adoption. Committed to the paws cause, the network has previously selected adoptables for Kitten Bowl I and II, and will partner with North Shore Animal League America to host nationwide adoption drives prior to the premiere of the Kitten Summer Games. The feline-themed sports event is part of Hallmark Channel’s Pet Project, an evergreen initiative dedicated to the celebration of the joy that adopting a shelter animal brings to our lives.

"Kitten Summer Games" is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and features the nation's most athletic and adoptable kittens competing in a series of sporting events. Cat-letes will compete in competitions including kitten gymnastics with balance beam, uneven bars, rings and floor exercises, de-CAT-hlon with track and field, pole vault and high jump, as well as volleyball, tennis and wrestling. Who will bring home a gold, silver or bronze medal? Photo: Credit: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

Don’t miss this golden opportunity to cheer on the purring participants as they go for the gold on August 5th when Hallmark Channel premieres Kitten Summer Games at 8 p.m. ET/ 7C!

Photo Credits: Copyright 2016 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marc Lemoine

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