For nearly half a century, Special Olympics Arizona has embraced, empowered, and emboldened athletes of all abilities, creating a more inclusive playing field in the process.

Special Olympics Arizona, a nonprofit organization that provides services to people with intellectual disabilities, recently unveiled its new 15,000-square-foot state headquarters in Goodyear.

The "Over the Edge" event partners with the non-profit Special Olympics Arizona each year, raising funds to spread awareness of the courage these athletes show when participating in sports.

Special Olympics Arizona provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

KGUN's Jason Barr is the Master of Ceremonies at the Special Olympics Arizona Breakfast of Champions KGUN Tucson, AZ Posted: October 24, 2024 | Last updated: March 17, 2025 ...

About 1,000 Special Olympics athletes will participate in events Oct. 11-12 at Skyline High School in Mesa. ... In 1975, the first Special Olympics Arizona event was introduced.

Retired law enforcement officer Sherry Kiyler who has been working with Special Olympics Arizona for six years said she's raised more than $42,000 with the help of her 23-member team.

Special Olympic games typically run from July through May but the coronavirus pandemic is changing the game and how the organization is planning to move forward. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

The Opportunity Tree is a local nonprofit that has been providing services and support to Arizonans with intellectual and developmental disabilities for over 60 years.

MESA, Ariz. (KSAZ) - It's day one of the Special Olympic fall games and more than 1,000 athletes from across Arizona are competing in aquatics, bocce and softball. The bocce competitions began ...

Arizona police officer Bill Weigt, who is paralyzed after being shot in the line of duty, stood for the National Anthem with the help of a high-tech wheel chair ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. Olympic swimmer James Feigen has made a donation worth just under $11,000 (35,000 Brazilian reals) to a Brazilian non-profit sporting institution and is now free to leave ...