2019 World Games: In Closing
As the 215 Special Olympics USA athletes enjoy Thursday's Closing Ceremony at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and prepare to return ...
Inside the Tryouts of LA Galaxy Special Olympics Unified Team
Close to 50 excited soccer players got to play out their childhood dreams as they tried out for the LA Galaxy Special Olympics Unified Team on Sunday, March 10 at Dignity Health Sports Park. The MLS Unified Soccer Experience brings together athletes with and without intellectual abilities for a unique opportunity to participate on an ...
World Games Spotlight: Sarah Kovacs
Sarah Kovacs has a busy day ahead of her as the 2019 Special Olympics World Games competitions come to a close Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates. The Special Olympics Southern California runner will compete in a pair of races, the 800 meters and a 4x100-meter relay, as she looks for her first medal of ...
2019 World Games: March 19 Preview
Our Special Olympics Southern California athletes have brought some new medals with them into this second week of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games. Two gold medals in the pool from Jonathan Pierce, as well as a bronze from Mark Hanson and Krystal Johnson on the tennis court, to be specific. Read more about it ...
Bill Fields: What World Games Means to Me
By Tessa Sechler Consistency. Dedication. Growth. Those are just a few words to describe Bill Fields career with Special Olympics, which he has been involved with for nearly 50 years. Fields first started with Special Olympics New Jersey in 1972, and 14 years later he joined Special Olympics California, before the division of Northern and ...
2019 World Games: March 16-18 Round-up
A pair of gold medals and a bronze highlighted Special Olympics Southern California's contribution to the U.S. team over the weekend as the 2019 Special Olympics World Games continues on in Abu Dhabi. March 16 Jonathan Pierce was the first of the six SOSC athletes to compete, and he added a gold medal to Special ...
World Games Spotlight: Mark Hanson
Mark Hanson remembers growing up, watching the Olympic Summer and Winter Games on television, and even attending the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City with his family. Never did the Calabasas resident think he would be on a big stage someday himself. Mark, a tennis player, is one of six Southern California athletes representing Special ...
2019 World Games: Opening Ceremony and Looking Ahead
More than 7,500 athletes from 190 countries, including 215 athletes representing Special Olympics USA, marched into Zayed Sports City Stadium on Thursday for the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is highlighting a year of tolerance, and that was clear from this year’s Opening Ceremony. Words like ...
World Games Spotlight: Jonathan Pierce
By Julie Devine Special Olympics Southern California swimmer Jonathan Pierce is already making history and his Special Olympics World Games journey has only just begun. With Special Olympics as his current focus, Jonny is committed to the training and hard work required of being an athlete. From the dedication he has allotted to swimming, he ...
2019 World Games: How to Watch, and More
And they’re off! Six Special Olympics Southern California athletes have begun their trip to Abu Dhabi to represent Special Olympics USA at the 2019 World Games. The Games Opening Ceremony will take place March 14 in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates at 11 a.m. ET. With this being the first ...
INSIDE SOSC: 2019 Floor Hockey Championship Recap
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Kern County proved to be a tremendous host, as its athletes and coaches put on quite the performance Saturday at the Special Olympics Southern California Floor Hockey Championship. Kern County was one of the four gold medalists, as 16 teams battled it out in four divisions at the Kern County Fairgrounds. The ...