On the occasion of the opening of the Olympic Games in Rio on Friday 5 August, approximately 80 children had the chance to compete in classic athletics at the temporary accommodation site of Kara Tepe ...

On your mark. Get set. Go. The race is on for parents to hop on the phone and find instruction for their future gold, silver and bronze medalists. I would imagine that, starting today and for the next ...

When people ask AB Buckner about his kids, he has a consistent answer. “I have 32.” As a Special Olympics coach, Buckner has the chance to interact with kids and adults with special needs, to teach ...

While RFK Jr. took to the stage to declare that autistic children would never be able to play baseball, it turns out his aunt, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, was one of the founders of the Special Olympics.

On a day when March Madness kicked fully into gear, a few hundred elementary children with special needs provided hundreds of shining moments. There was Jahnessa Jeter, a fifth-grader at Hall-Woodward ...

Southwest Virginia Kids Pull (Logo courtesy of Special Olympics Virginia 2025, All Rights Reserved.) The Kids Plane Pull runs alongside the main competition, where ...

The WS/FCS Special Olympics Bowling Tournament got underway Friday morning. Organizers say the annual event teaches kids of differing abilities they can do anything. IN TONIGHT’S 12 INSPIRES WXII 12 ...

Come February 2026, kids everywhere will know Tina and Milo and their mischievous friends The Flo. They live in Italy, site of the upcoming Winter Olympics. These mascots’ playful mission will be ...