On Tuesday our athletes got a well deserved send off in the run up to this months 2017 National games in Sheffield. We have a huge amount of support from the local community and we can’t wait to see how our athletes do. Keep your eyes peeled and watch this space to keep up to date on how our athletes get on during the games. #SOGB #SOSTOGETHER
Well done to all our athletes at the Special Olympics Southern Region competition at Thames Valley Eton.
Special Olympics GB is thrilled to announce that James Toseland – former double World Superbikes Champion turned rock music artist and icon – has with Toby Jepson written, produced and re-recorded ‘We’ll Stop at Nothing’ to become the 2017 Official Special Olympics National Summer Games Anthem. The song is being released today with all profits going to the charity to support athletes with learning disability.
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Check out these great shots taken by @michaellyonsphotography at our Norfolk Athletic’s Championship.
Check out Michael s website for the full spread of photos.
A team of Athletes from Special Olympics Suffolk went to UEA Norwich for the Norfolk Track and Field Championships where they held a Special Olympics Competition last weekend.
All the Suffolk Athletes came home with at least one medal and some had Personnel Best performances.
It was a wonderful day and every one had a great time. Special Olympics Norfolk did a great job organising the events.
Well done Panthers!
(Thanks to Colin for taking these great Photos)
This week our Waveney Gymnasts group did some fundraising by the one stop shops in Worlingham. Both jack and Rudi (in the picture above) are proudly receiving the cheque for 370 pounds, such a great achievement.
Well done boys, it’s great to see such passion and enthusiasm to fundraise for your sport.
If you would like to sponsor Special Olympics Suffolk please go to our donate page.
Check the article by EADT about our Badminton Athletes.
The Waveney Gymnastics club went on a trip to Glasgow to take part in a training camp and a control competition which was in preparation for the National Games this coming August. They travelled to Glasgow on Friday 28th April and trained over the weekend. It was an invitational event, which meant Jersey Special Olympics Gymnastics Club, City of Glasgow gym club and Waveney attended the training camp. The gymnasts trained at the City Of Glasgow gymnastics club and Inverclyde National Sports Centre Gymnastic facilities over the weekend. This was a great chance for the athletes to warm up before the National Games in Sheffield.
Congratulations to Hetty Bartlett who won 3 gold medals at the South Regional Athletic competition in Eastbourne on the 30th April 2017.
A great chance for her to warm up for the National Games in Sheffield this August.
The inaugural Special Olympics Eastern Region Badminton Tournament was held recently in Ipswich and has been hailed as a great success by players and coaches alike. The tournament, which was organised by Special Olympics Suffolk with the support of ActivLives and the Suffolk County Council ‘Most Active County’ initiative, involved 26 players from as far afield as Bournemouth and Sutton Coldfield as well as our own local Suffolk players.
“Special Olympics, which is sport for athletes with an intellectual disability, is relatively new to Suffolk with the local branch having only been established as recently as 2014. Special Olympics Suffolk currently focusses upon badminton, athletics and gymnastics.
“This tournament provided a great opportunity for our badminton players in Suffolk to compete with and against Special Olympians from other clubs across the country, said Mike McCarthy from ActivLives and Special Olympics Suffolk.
“We have had such positive feedback from the players, coaches and volunteers at the event. The volunteers that supported this event have been absolutely brilliant, huge thanks must go to them as events like these simply wouldn’t take place if it wasn’t for the volunteers who organise and deliver them”, added Mike.
The tournament, which was a doubles competition, served as one of the last opportunities for selected players to confirm their qualification for the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games, which are being held in Sheffield this August. “Two of our Suffolk players, Kathy Brill and Cameron Sherman, confirmed their places in the Eastern Region team for Sheffield with their performances at this tournament, which is great news”, said Terry McEntee, Chairman of Special Olympics Suffolk.
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