Special Olympics

Surrey RCMP officers, firefighters and athletes participated in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics BC, held Saturday (Feb. 25, 2023) in Crescent Beach. (Anna Burns photo)

PHOTOS: Surrey RCMP, firefighters, athletes brave icy waters in support of Special Olympics

Polar Plunge event benefits programs for athletes with intellectual disabilities

 

Delta’s David Lebedovich (left) and Tyler Coe (second from left) celebrate Team Delta’s silver medal in five-pin bowling (Blue Division) with teammates Darrin Greenstein and Kerry Lamb and coach Doug Henderson at the 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops, B.C. on Saturday, Feb. 4. Not pictured is teammate Ivy Snow. (Tina McKay/ Special Olympics BC photo)

Delta Special Olympians medal at BC Winter Games

Fourteen local athletes competed in five sports at the Games, held Feb. 2-4 in Kamloops

 

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21 Surrey-area Special Olympians to compete at provincial Games in Kamloops

Close to 500 athletes are involved in the eight sports Feb. 2-4

 

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)
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
Some medal-winners at the 2017 Special Olympics BC Summer Games, held in Kamloops. (Photo: facebook.com/specialolympicsbc)

Surrey’s Special Olympics Summer Games cancelled for 2021

This ‘difficult decision (was) made with a lot of thought and consideration’

Some medal-winners at the 2017 Special Olympics BC Summer Games, held in Kamloops. (Photo: facebook.com/specialolympicsbc)
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)
Surrey’s rhythmic gymnastics team. Krista Milne stands in the second to last row, third from the left. (Contributed)

Rhythmic gymnasts set for competition at Cloverdale Fairgrounds this weekend

Elegant, artistic sport a great way to build self-confidence, says coach

Surrey’s rhythmic gymnastics team. Krista Milne stands in the second to last row, third from the left. (Contributed)