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The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey. [4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark. [5] [6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing, [7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park.
Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]
Special Olympics World Games take place every two years and alternate between Summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics. Attracting as many as 350,000 volunteers and coaches, plus several thousands of athletes, these World Games can be the world's largest sporting event of the year.
Dozens of athletes with Iowa connections competed in the 2024 Olympics. Here's a list of who earned medals.
More: Incoming Iowa gymnast Aurélie Tran qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympics. List of Paralympians with Iowa connections. The 2024 Paralympics in Paris take place from Aug. 28-Sept. 8, after the ...
Men's and women's basketball at the 2024 Olympics is underway, and former Iowa State players have already made an impression on the world stage. ISU has seven alums playing for various basketball ...
Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959) is an American disability rights activist, film producer, and former educator who has been Chairman of Special Olympics since 1996 [2] [3] [4] and is the founder [5] of UNITE.
His younger brother, Mike, won a silver medal at the 2006 world championships and wrestled in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS: Meet Team USA and find USA TODAY's best Olympics ...