"For the good of our young men and women Special Olympics athletes, it's worth every needle we all feel in our legs, in our bodies right now," Anne Arundel County Police Chief Amal Awad told 11 News.

A Georgia state Senate committee passed the Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act Thursday after testimony from multiple female athletes who have competed against and shared locker rooms with ...

A Timmins athlete is the centre of a national Tim Hortons campaign to raise funds for Special Olympics Canada. Julia Romualdi, a Special Olympics athlete who has down syndrome, is featured in ...

There is Kirsty Coventry, the Zimbabwean swimmer and most decorated African Olympic athlete in history, with seven medals to her name. There is royalty in Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan.

After hearing that the flight carried athletes, potentially those with Olympic dreams, gold medal shot putter Ryan Crouser said the news hit closer to home. "It's really difficult to kind of process.

Neil Eckersley and Anita Chamberlain’s new book Judoka in a Parka tells Neil’s story from struggling at school to becoming an Olympic medallist and now an Olympic artist. The book’s title was inspired ...

Backstrom, Dorothy (Doodee) Ann Kilpatrick, age 90, of Bloomington. Doodee was born and raised in Waukesha, WI. After high school, Doodee became a registered nurse and worked in both Chicago and ...

My favorite thing about where I live… the ease of a small-town lifestyle. One thing I wish our area had… It’s a small want, but a nearby Chipotle would be great. I can’t live without ...

They include Asian and European royalty — such as the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani — leaders of international sports bodies, former and current Olympic athletes, politicians ...

From January 31 to February 2, Canadians can purchase the Special Olympics Donut at participating Tim Hortons restaurants across the country, with 100% of proceeds supporting athletes with ...

Special Olympics Ohio has joined Special Olympics Indiana in doing the Outdoor Winter Games at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, IN. This year’s Games will feature 50 athletes and Unified partners ...