Matthias Hangst / Getty ImagesCommentary Transgender Athlete Who Competed in Male Division Until Recently Causes Major Controversy at Paralympics Whether from narcissism or mental illness, an 11-time male sprinting champion will compete against women at the upcoming Paralympics. By Michael Schwarz August 26, 2024
Yuchi Yamazaki - AFP / Getty Images Sex Trafficking Scandal Strikes US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Others: Report The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, as well as the U.S. Ski & Snowboarding national team, have been named in a rather familiar lawsuit. By Bryan Chai February 3, 2023
Joe Raedle / Getty ImagesCommentary DeSantis Saves Special Needs Kids with $27.5M Fine Against Special Olympics 'At the end of the day, we want people to be able to make informed decisions for themselves. But we’ve got to stop bossing people around.' By Isa Ryan June 4, 2022
Peoria Police AZ / Facebook Police Officer Who Is Paralyzed Able To Stand for National Anthem for First Time in 14 Years On Friday night, Honor Guard investigator Bill Weigt presented the American Flag at the Special Olympics opening ceremony. By Skye Malmberg October 29, 2019
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Trump Shares Touching Moment with Special Olympics Athlete Whose Parents Died During the team's Oval Office meeting with Trump, one child talked about their parents who had died, according to the White House media pool report. By Joe Setyon July 18, 2019
NY Lawmakers Cut Special Olympics Funding, Heartlessly Stuff Their Own Pockets with $30K Raise The media double standard was in action again. By C. Douglas Golden April 3, 2019
Susan Walsh / AP Trump Responds to Special Olympics Funding Controversy: 'I Have Overridden My People' President Donald Trump says he is backing off his budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics. By The Associated Press March 28, 2019
Jason Davenport / Twitter 'Miracle' Son Wins Gold at Special Olympics After Being Beaten and Left for Dead at Age Two Abused as a toddler, Joseph Bradley, a senior high schooler from Alabama, won three medals at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games. By Kim Davis March 23, 2019
Special Olympics / Twitter screen shot Special Olympics Player Puts Steph Curry to Shame with Long-Range Buzzer-Beater A game between Team USA and Team Canada in the Special Olympics World Games ended on an incredible 75-foot shot by Team USA's Matt Millett. By Dave Kovaleski March 20, 2019
PGA Tour / YouTube screen shot Watch: Special Olympics Athlete Pulls Off Incredible Feat in Front of PGA Tour Crowd A Special Olympian joined PGA Tour pros at the Waste Management Phoenix Open - and what she did on the 16th hole had fans cheering. By Dave Kovaleski January 31, 2019