Special Olympics

• ‘Capped off my career’: local coach leads basketball team to gold at Special Olympics World Games

  The Canadian men’s Special Olympics baseball team brought home a gold medal from the World Games earlier this summer, and a coach from Simcoe County helped them get it.

  Canada

  Jul 18
  
• Local powerlifter brings home the hardware

  Higgins has family ties in Germany so they flew overseas before Aaron's competition to Fulda, where they stayed with relatives, then to Munich.

  Sports

  Jul 12
  
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• Canada’s Special Olympics team off to World Games for 1st time since 2019

  A total of 89 athletes will be representing Canada at the World Games, which run between June 17 to June 25, after years of pandemic delays.

  Canada

  Jun 14
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• Manitoba athletes prepare for Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

  The event will last for nine days and will feature a total of 26 sports.

  Sports

  Apr 1
• Simcoe County man named head coach of Canada’s men’s Special Olympics basketball team

  James Richardson is no stranger to coaching, having worked with South Simcoe Special Olympics for the last 35 years, but this summer, he is taking his skills international.

  Sports

  Mar 7
• Special Olympics Ontario bringing school championships to Kingston

  The event will be hosted by Kingston police and will feature more than 1,100 student-athletes, coaches and their families for the late-spring weekend.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Volunteers needed for 2024 Special Olympics in Calgary

  More than 750 volunteer positions are up for grabs as the official launch to the upcoming Special Olympics Canada Winter Games 2024 kicked off in Calgary.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Montreal law enforcement and emergency services hold annual Polar Bear Challenge

  Hundreds of Montrealers gathered at the edge of the St. Lawrence river at Lachine Riverfront Park for the yearly polar bear challenge to raise money for Special Olympic programs.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• Regina residents take on the chilly polar plunge

  The 7th annual fundraising event, in support of Special Olympics Saskatchewan, ran on Saturday in partnership with the ongoing Frost festival.

  Canada

  Feb 11
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• How Special Olympics can help athletes with disabilities reduce depression risks

  A recent study based on data collected over 20 years suggests Special Olympics participants are 49 per cent less likely to develop depression than people who are not involved.

  Health

  Feb 11