About Us

Through the power of sports, people with disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills and success. Our athletes find joy, confidence and fulfillment -- on the playing field and in life. They also inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.

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Through sports, we showcase the skills and dignity of our athletes. We also bring together communities to see and take part in the transformative power of sports. We know the odds our athletes must overcome and the barriers they face every single day. We see this at training events and competitions as our athletes push to beat their personal best -- and exceed them. Their stories and successes inspire us all.

 

We believe in a world where there are millions of different abilities but not disabilities. And we're spreading this message everywhere - at big Special Olympics events and small ones.

 

Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with disabilities: with more than 4.5 million athletes in 170 countries -- and millions more volunteers and supporters. We are also a global social movement.

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Our Team and Athletes

 

Sue Heil is the head of our team's delegation.

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Our Athletes range from ages 8 - 40+ years old and

have intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Unified

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Unified Partners compete alongside Special Olympics athletes. 

Unified sports was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

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Unified Partners participate in the following Wild West sports:

• Basketball

• Volleyball

• Golf

• Bocce Ball

• SOFit

• Flag Football

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Join the Team

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To join the team, head over to the GET INVOLVED page. 

There, it explains how to join the team and how to get involved in the sport you want to join.

If you want to take on a role that is more behind the scenes in running the team, contact Sue Heil to figure out what you can do to help.