As chief of staff to the chancellor of the State University of New York, Stacey Hengsterman was accustomed to being “the person behind the person,” putting out fires across 64 college campuses. It was ...

and running track with his Special Olympics team. He and his sister talk on the phone every night. Stories like his fill Hart’s new book, “Down Syndrome Out Loud: 20+ True Stories of ...

On Saturday, dozens of inspiring athletes competed in the third annual Special Olympics Missouri vs. Kansas Powerlifting competition ... and why it's down 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals.

Simpson won three gold medals in the Special Olympics 93-kilogram division ... “He had anxiety along with Down’s Syndrome when he started,” said Stephen Simpson. “When he first started ...

Prithvi Samrat Sengupta, an 18-year-old from the beautiful city of Dehradun, is a powerlifter with Down syndrome ... with weak neck muscles in special children, powerlifting seemed like a safer ...

Dehradun: Prithvi Sengupta, an 18-year-old youth from Dehradun with Down Syndrome ... Powerlifting Federation, was held in Iceland from Nov 10 to 16. Prithvi competed in the special category ...

she ran down the court and gave Baligian “the biggest giant hug in the middle of (the) basketball game.” It was “one of the greatest things I've ever experienced,” he said, adding that this athlete is ...

A sports reporter with Down syndrome is changing the game because ... that is changing the playing field. She started Special Olympics when she was 4-years-old and by fourteen she had amassed ...

a health coach with Down syndrome, was hoping to be an on-air correspondent for ESPN during the upcoming Special Olympics USA Games. As Alaska's first certified Special Olympics health coach ...

and the Down Syndrome Association of West Michigan. The ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together athletes and their families, Special Olympics international leadership, capital campaign donors ...

Cheek was diagnosed with Down syndrome when he was born ... really came into his own when he started powerlifting and competing in the Special Olympics.