CHICAGO (WLS) -- A group of 15 Illinois athletes and eight coaches are heading to Los Angeles to compete in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. "It's more athletic. You got more endurance, ...

ELM GROVE, Wis. -- Olivia Quigley put cancer treatment on hold in the summer of 2015 to fulfill her dream of competing at the Special Olympics World Games. She not only ran away with gold in the 100 ...

Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN), in partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games (2026 USA Games) and presenting sponsor Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, today announced the 30 ...

About 6,500 athletes from 165 countries marched into the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday to open the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. The athletes will participate in 25 sports over ...

Starting in 1968, and for the next 50 years, Special Olympics competitions at the international level meant the World Games, held alternately in Winter and Summer in two-year cycles. That framework ...

CNW/ - Special Olympics Canada, in partnership with the City of Kelowna and Tourism Kelowna, is pleased to announce Kelowna, British Columbia as the host city for the Special Olympics Canada Winter ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Rehearsals were underway Saturday for the Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremonies. Plans for the big event have been in motion for five months under the direction of ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A giant mural, called the "World Stage Legacy," outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum celebrates the history of the stadium and embraces the spirit of the Special Olympics ...

Paola Gonzalez is thrilled that the world came to San Juan, Puerto Rico, this weekend for the Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup. She understands what an honor it is to be hosting 180 ...

Claudia Echeverry is the Regional President and Managing Director, Latin America for Special Olympics, and leading the team behind the first-ever Unifed 3x3 Basketball World Cup in Puerto Rico this ...