LA2015 Closeup: Competition and Community

There was a lot going behind the scenes at the World Games Rhythmic Gymnastics Level 4 final competition – things Continue reading →

Love and Joy Swells at the World Games, Keeping Grinchy Thoughts and Attitudes Away

The following is a guest post by Jill Hammergren, a Special Olympics Communications Team volunteer at the 2015 World Games.  We’ve Continue reading →

LA2015 Closeup: Coaching Patience at the Bocce Court

To be a Special Olympics coach, it helps to have patience and a love of the game. To be a Continue reading →

LA2015 Basketball Family Reaches Up

For Larry Gholar, Special Olympics basketball is a family affair. A native of the Los Angeles area and seasoned basketball Continue reading →

Unified Basketball Brings Out Players’ Best

It was a back-and-forth affair in today’s Special Olympics Unified basketball game. Team Orange pulled away in the final minute, Continue reading →

Highlights from the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony

More than sixty thousand fans packed into Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday night to celebrate the 6,500 athletes who have Continue reading →

A Day of Inspiration

Richard Attias, from DOHA Goals, addressed the Summit explaining that his “background is being a civil engineer, but I realized Continue reading →

Special Olympics Roundtable Highlights Need for Inclusive Development

The City of Angels is alive with celebration. Yesterday, sixty thousand fans came together at a sold-out Los Angeles Memorial Continue reading →