A few weeks after 8News received a visit from the president and CEO of the Special Olympics, the Special Olympics Virginia Summer Games were held over a warm June weekend.

A recent vote in Montgomery County, Maryland, reverses an assessment that ignored Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s work for children ...

Allred was one of the 115 Special Olympics athletes from around northern Nevada who participated in the group's regional swimming competition at the Carson City Aquatic Center. The swim meet was ...

Fifteen athletes on the Baraboo Special Olympics swim team will compete in the District Meet today in Waunakee. The event will feature both individual and relay events, and the winners will ...

Nearly 2,000 volunteers made it possible for the athletes to demonstrate their skills in five different sports: bowling, softball, swimming, tennis and track and field.

The Alameda Islanders competed and won honors in the Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) Regional Spring Games on ...

Visitors to Dunkin' on Friday didn't even have to look up to see area law enforcement volunteering to help Iowa Special Olympics athletes. Due to insurance issues, Sgt. Willie Leza, Adam Rininger ...

(WXMI) — Special Olympics Michigan hosted its 12th annual "Athletes like Audrey" luncheon with a unique twist this year, allowing athletes to participate in a post-game style press conference ...

The journey from PNC Park to State College kicked off Tuesday with the 2025 "Be a Fan Torch Run" ahead of the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games.The run brings together 40 law enforcement ...

“We signed a liability.” Wayne has a son who has participated in Special Olympics swimming events. “So I just naturally took over coordinating these events,” he said. Donors received ...

AND NOW WE’RE BACK WITH A LOOK AHEAD. JUST ONE DAY UNTIL SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA STATE SUMMER GAMES GET UNDERWAY. HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES ARE PREPARING TO DEFY THE ...

OLATHE, Kan. — Police officers, community members, and athletes united on Saturday to participate in a walkathon supporting the Special Olympics at Frontier Park. With 70 walkers participating ...