The Latest Breaking News from Special Olympics

Jack Grealish teams up with Special Olympics GB in new role "close to my heart"

Grealish has been announced as a principal Ambassador for Special Olympics GB to help raise awareness of the support and opportunities the organisation provides to those with intellectual disabilities

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

5 Haiti soccer players and their coach vanished from Special Olympics in Florida

MIAMI — They turned in their room keys and left behind their suitcases and other personal belongings. Why five Haitian soccer players and their coach decided to vanish while participating in the 2022 Special Olympics Games in Orlando remains a puzzling mystery.

Miami Herald · Jun 8, 2022

Six members of Special Olympics team mysteriously vanish after leaving bags at hotel

All the missing Haiti delegates handed their room keys in at reception before disappearing, abandoning their personal belongings and bags. One of the six is believed to have an intellectual disability

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022

As USA Games near, some Special Olympics athletes in limbo over COVID-19 vaccination policy

ORLANDO, Fla. — Isabella Valle cried in joy last summer when she learned she’d earned a spot at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, being held in Orlando. But with opening ceremonies less than a month away, the 25-year-old golfer’s tears are now out of frustration and disappointment.

Orlando Sentinel · May 14, 2022

Twin Cities chosen as host of 2026 Special Olympics USA games

MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of athletes and fans will gather in the Twin Cities in June 2026 for the Special Olympics USA games, held every four years in the United States for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022

Scott Maxwell: Florida Rep. Randy Fine calls school leader ‘whore,’ threatens Special Olympics

Florida author and columnist Carl Hiaasen always said it’s tough to write good fiction about Florida — because nothing you can imagine is more absurd than this state’s reality.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 28, 2022

Afternoon Edition: March 16, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022

Special Olympics sues to halt use of its name by Special Children’s Charities in Chicago

A lawsuit claims Special Children’s Charities wrongly told donors it is a Special Olympics entity. Special Children’s calls the lawsuit “meritless,” “rife with inaccuracies” and “a veiled attempt to tarnish the reputation and good works” it does.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022

‘Cold day, but warm hearts’ — Lightfoot leads thousands diving into Lake Michigan for Polar Plunge

After going virtual last year, a shivering throng was back again to take the plunge Sunday at North Avenue Beach.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2022