Special Olympics

Women’s soccer player Ashley Thomas practices in Richmond for the upcoming Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in June. (Lauren Collins photo)

Special Olympics Canada athletes gearing up for World Summer Games

89 athletes heading to Berlin in June

 

(Special Olympics B.C. Kelowna/Facebook)

Polar Plunge raises funds for Special Olympics B.C. Kelowna

Over $5,500 was raised during the cold dip in Okanagan Lake

  • Mar 5, 2023

 

A Vernon player takes a shot in a game during a Special Olympics basketball tournament at Vernon’s W.L. Seaton Secondary School Saturday, March 4, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Fun-filled day of basketball as Vernon hosts Special Olympics tournament

Special Olympics Vernon is looking for volunteers to keep other sports running

 

Vernon Special Olympics bowlers Cheryl Bird (from left), Jamie Potter, Katelyn Oliver, Steven Linemayr, Erin Murphy, and coach Kathy Cameron celebrate their team gold medal at the Special Olympics B.C. Games in Kamloops. (Contributed)

Vernon Special Olympians bowl over competition

Five bowlers combine for team gold, three individual gold medals at B.C. Games in Kamloops

Vernon Special Olympics bowlers Cheryl Bird (from left), Jamie Potter, Katelyn Oliver, Steven Linemayr, Erin Murphy, and coach Kathy Cameron celebrate their team gold medal at the Special Olympics B.C. Games in Kamloops. (Contributed)
Sebastian Gylander won three medals at the Special Olympic B.C. Games in Kamloops. (Dona Gylander/Facebook)

Golden athletes see major success at annual Special Olympic Games in Kamloops

Golden’s five athletes combined for 13 medals

Sebastian Gylander won three medals at the Special Olympic B.C. Games in Kamloops. (Dona Gylander/Facebook)
Revelstoke Special Olympics alpine skier Yorke Parkin holding his three gold medals from the 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games. (Contributed by Courtney Kaler)

Revelstoke skier takes home trio of gold medals at Special Olympics BC Winter Games

Yorke Parkin competed at the event in Kamloops from Feb. 2 to 4

Revelstoke Special Olympics alpine skier Yorke Parkin holding his three gold medals from the 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games. (Contributed by Courtney Kaler)
Tim Hortons outlets in Vernon, Kelowna, the Okanagan and B.C. will present a special doughnut Feb. 3-5 with proceeds going to Special Olympics B.C. (SOBC photo)

Special events help Okanagan, B.C. Special Olympics

Doughnuts, cold lake plunges will support Special Olympics B.C.; SOBC Games set for Feb. 2-4, Kamloops

Tim Hortons outlets in Vernon, Kelowna, the Okanagan and B.C. will present a special doughnut Feb. 3-5 with proceeds going to Special Olympics B.C. (SOBC photo)
Two North Okanagan athletes and one coach will take part in snowshoeing at the Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games Feb. 2-4 in Kamloops (SOBC Photo)

North Okanagan Special Olympics contingent set for B.C. Games

18 athletes, coaches, staff and medical crew to converge on Kamloops Feb. 2-4

Two North Okanagan athletes and one coach will take part in snowshoeing at the Special Olympics B.C. Winter Games Feb. 2-4 in Kamloops (SOBC Photo)
Yorke Parkin and Saige Beaumont. (Contributed by Bex Parkin)

Young athlete to represent Revelstoke at Special Olympics BC Winter Games

Yorke Parkin is a 14-year-old skier from Revelstoke

Yorke Parkin and Saige Beaumont. (Contributed by Bex Parkin)
Kalyn Head of Chilliwack is doing a 100-kilometre birthday ultra marathon on July 23 to mark her 25th birthday, all while raising money for Special Olympics British Columbia. She is seen here near Vedder Park in Chilliwack on July 9, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. woman to celebrate birthday with 100-km ultra marathon fundraiser for Special Olympics

Kalyn Head will mark her 25th birthday with a fundraiser run from Chilliwack to Vancouver

Kalyn Head of Chilliwack is doing a 100-kilometre birthday ultra marathon on July 23 to mark her 25th birthday, all while raising money for Special Olympics British Columbia. She is seen here near Vedder Park in Chilliwack on July 9, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Yorke Parkin on the podium after finishing first in his category at the Special Olympics BC Alpine Skiing Regional Qualifiers. (Contributed by Bex Parkin)

Carving his own path: Young Revelstoke athlete shines at Special Olympics BC

Yorke Parkin shares his inspiring story as an athlete with Noonan Syndrome

Yorke Parkin on the podium after finishing first in his category at the Special Olympics BC Alpine Skiing Regional Qualifiers. (Contributed by Bex Parkin)
Julie Black, a Special Olympics athlete and Tim Hortons employee, shows off a Choose to Include doughnut, which will be on sale Jan. 28-30 benefiting Special Olympics Canada. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Tim Hortons asks customers to choose doughnut to benefit Special Olympics

‘Choose to Include’ doughnut available this weekend, Jan. 28-30

Julie Black, a Special Olympics athlete and Tim Hortons employee, shows off a Choose to Include doughnut, which will be on sale Jan. 28-30 benefiting Special Olympics Canada. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Canada’s Danielle Dorris checks her time after winning a gold medal in the women’s 50m butterfly at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Sept.3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Paralympic Committee-Scott Grant

Canadian teen Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic gold and sets world record

Danielle Dorris captured a gold medal in the 50-metre butterfly at the Tokyo Paralympics

Canada’s Danielle Dorris checks her time after winning a gold medal in the women’s 50m butterfly at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Sept.3, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Paralympic Committee-Scott Grant
Betty Coleman is passing the torch virtually this year as the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run raises funds for Special Olympians. (Eric J. Welsh/ The Progress)

B.C.’s Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics goes virtual

The annual event partnering RCMP with Special Olympians is dramatically altered by COVID-19

Betty Coleman is passing the torch virtually this year as the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run raises funds for Special Olympians. (Eric J. Welsh/ The Progress)
Special Olympics BC – Vernon athlete Justin Chippendale sprinted his way to a gold medal in snowshoeing at the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay. (Special Olympics BC photo)

Vernon Special Olympians medal at Canada Games

Snowshoer Mary Adamson leads way with three medals; snowshoer, cross-country skier win golds

Special Olympics BC – Vernon athlete Justin Chippendale sprinted his way to a gold medal in snowshoeing at the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay. (Special Olympics BC photo)
Vernon’s Justin Sigal (90) competes for Canada in cross-country skiing at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. (Photo: Special Olympics B.C.)

Vernon athletes well-prepared for Special Olympics Canada Winter Games

Five athletes from the city heading to Thunder Bay from Feb. 25-29

Vernon’s Justin Sigal (90) competes for Canada in cross-country skiing at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. (Photo: Special Olympics B.C.)
Bowling lanes ready for Vernon’s Special Olympics BC Winter Games

Bowling lanes ready for Vernon’s Special Olympics BC Winter Games

Special Olympics get underway Feb. 21

  • Jan 29, 2019
Bowling lanes ready for Vernon’s Special Olympics BC Winter Games
Healthy Athletes changes the course for Special Olympians

Healthy Athletes changes the course for Special Olympians

Interactions with Special Olympics athletes lead to referrals back into the health care system.

  • Jan 4, 2019
Healthy Athletes changes the course for Special Olympians
What is Special Olympics?

What is Special Olympics?

When people think of Special Olympics, they often think of the Paralympics.

  • Dec 19, 2018
What is Special Olympics?