Special Olympics Connecticut

Special Olympics athletes and coaches opened up this year’s winter games on Saturday morning with a ceremony introducing all the teams from across the state.

Special Olympics athletes and coaches opened up this year’s winter games on Saturday morning with a ceremony introducing all the teams from across the state. “It’s hard not to be addicted to the energy that you feel here today,” said the Special Olympics games co-chair Tracey Alston. “These athletes are amazing, and they do such a great job. I...

The 2025 Winter Games, run by Special Olympics Connecticut, are taking place the first weekend of March, and excitement for each competition is beginning to rise.

The 2025 Winter Games, run by Special Olympics Connecticut, are taking place the first weekend of March, and excitement for each competition is beginning to rise. “I love it so much,” Christopher Amadeo, who competes with the Oxford Special Olympics team, said. The 29-year-old from Bethany has been a Special Olympics Connecticut athlete for 15 years. This weekend, he’ll be…

NBC Connecticut sports reporter Matt Finkel is repelling more than 30 floors down Mohegan Sun’s Sky Tower with Special Olympics athlete Matt Glad to benefit the organization.

All weekend long, athletes from around the state showed off their skills at Special Olympics Connecticut’s 2024 Summer Games.   Part of the competition was held at Southern Connecticut State University, where athletes competed in swimming and track and field events. Fairfield University was home to soccer and tennis matches.  Every year, the SOCT Summer Games brings more than 1,700 athletes...

Hundreds of athletes from Special Olympics Connecticut are competing in the organization’s annual Winter Games this weekend.

Hundreds of athletes from Special Olympics Connecticut are competing in the organization’s annual Winter Games this weekend. The competitions are taking place at multiple locations in the state over the course of two days. Several sports included in the competitions include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, floor hockey, figure and speed skating and gymnastics. Here’s a look at...

Over 100 people participated in the Special Olympics Connecticut Penguin Plunge in Middletown on Saturday. For over 20 years, the event has been held at the Polish Falcons Nest and this year was no different. In total, the organization said there were 130 Plungers and the event raised over $50,000. There are more Penguin Plunges coming up across the state:…

Eversource volunteers had the first snowmaking of the season this weekend to help prepare for the upcoming Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games.

Eversource volunteers had the first snowmaking of the season this weekend to help prepare for the upcoming Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games. The snowmaking team took advantage of the cold weather and turned on the snow guns at Eversource’s Windsor location on Sunday. Multiple snow guns were running to help cover the race courses with man-made snow. Nearly 200 athletes…