See who made the cut here. Former NBA star Sam Perkins and Special Olympics track-and-field medalist Rodney Hawkins -- childhood friends who grew up together in Brooklyn -- reunited to support ...

If you’re a fan of athletics in a high-energy, uplifting, encouraging environment based around overcoming obstacles and conquering goals, then you may want to visit Hutchinson High School, ...

to test her sports skills in the Palo Alto Unified School District Special Olympics track and field event. This was her second year participating, and Tiruchinapally had just successfully ...

Irene Schouten of the Netherlands captured her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics ... race. Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short ...

One is a rhythmic race against the clock while the other is a fast-paced pursuit to the finish line. Long track skating has been a staple since the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Short track made its ...

As thousands of eyes watched Georgetown native Melissa Jefferson punch her ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics, one special person was glued to the TV. Coastal Carolina University Director of Track ...

At 45, Kunder has competed in 10 Special Olympics sports over the past 17 years, and medaled multiple times in Track & Field at the National Games and Snowshoeing at the World Games. She hopes ...

"The biggest dream since I was a kid was to break the world record at the Olympics ... joined a trio of track icons — Paavo Nurmi, Usain Bolt and now Kipyegon — as the only athletes in Olympic history ...

The Race for Inclusion unites communities from ... in Florida who get to participate in numerous sports at the Special Olympics. "Track and field, swimming, soccer, basketball, gymnastics ...

Snowshoe racer Chris Mitchell and alpine skier Chris Kukowski each won two gold medals at the Special Olympics Ohio Winter ...

Athletes compete in the men’s 50-kilometer race walk on Friday. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) The men’s and women’s race walking events continued at the Rio Olympics on Friday and so ...