Róisín and Laoise The father of two girls with Down Syndrome has told how their involvement with the Special Olympics has helped them become “stronger, fitter and more confident”.

His connection to Special Olympics is personal because his son has Down syndrome, and he’s been involved with the organization since his son was born 15 years ago. “When I started in Special ...

McDaniel was one of around 300 athletes who gathered at Monument Mountain High School on Wednesday morning to compete in Berkshire County's 44th annual Special Olympics ... who lives in California has ...

The 16-year-old Agricultural Sciences School student who has Down syndrome will once again ... The Carrig family gathers during a wintertime Special Olympics event in this undated family photo.

San Antonio – A San Antonio woman with special needs is not only making ... Leah Meyer was born with Down syndrome, but she’s never let that limit her capabilities. “It was the normal ...

Lloyd Martin has completed the New York marathon, just months after completing his first one in London earlier this year A runner with Down ... gymnastics and playing football for Special Olympics ...

A sports reporter with Down syndrome is changing the game because ... that is changing the playing field. She started Special Olympics when she was 4-years-old and by fourteen she had amassed ...

a health coach with Down syndrome, was hoping to be an on-air correspondent for ESPN during the upcoming Special Olympics USA Games. As Alaska's first certified Special Olympics health coach ...

At the Olympics, seconds matter ... after the women’s floor exercise final. US gymnast Jordan Chiles completed her routine and sat down to await her score. She was the last one to compete ...

A gymnast proved that recently by breaking several world records. According to guinnessworldrecords.com, model and fitness enthusiast Chelsea Werner who has Down syndrome is a record holder from ...

For her, as for other athletes with Down syndrome, participation in Paralympic ... They want to benefit from a special Paralympic category, along the lines of that in force at the Virtus Global ...

After withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics due to a case of the “twisties,” she said she was shaking before the Olympic team gymnastics final ... or flag one down in the Olympic Village ...