Today was great,” said Pennsylvania Special Olympics President Matthew Aaron. “Best weather of the week. A great ending.” Thousands of athletes, coaches, family and volunteers gathered on the East Halls main lawn at 4 p.m. Saturday for the Continue ..

Two and a quarter years after Eritrea’s most celebrated athlete, Zersenay Tadesse beat Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele at the 2007 World Cross country Championship in Mombasa, the two have not met to discuss their epic duel. Neither has the Continue ..

Kevin Anderson took a break between putting the shot and sprinting down the track at the Special Olympics Washington Summer Games to talk sports. Specifically, the 26-year-old from Tacoma chatted Saturday about his chances in the 100-meter and 200 Continue ..

MILTON-FREEWATER — Close to 200 athletes from children to seniors competed at the largest Special Olympics track and field event of the year for Eastern Oregon on Saturday. This year’s regional meet was also the last sanctioned event of the Continue ..

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