Sports + Schools
Special Olympics Oregon offers 14 Olympic-style sports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities across Oregon. Like other athletes, our participants love to train, compete and do their best, whether they win or lose. We support them with Local Program training, regional and state competitions, school-based resources and more.
Competition
If you’ve ever been an athlete, parented one or even cheered for your favorite team, you know all about the emotions, stakes and lessons of competitive sports. To uphold the integrity of sport, we adhere to official rules and regulations.
Where Sport Means More
Why do we believe in sports so strongly? Because what our athletes learn and develop through training and competition directly benefits their everyday lives, from physical fitness to social skills and self-esteem.
Year-Round Sports
Special Olympics Oregon holds year-round athletic events in every region of the state, providing athletes the opportunity to train and compete during three sport seasons. In all sports, athletes train intensely for eight weeks in their local communities prior to competition.
Winter Sports
(December – March)
Alpine Skiing
Basketball
Cross Country Skiing
Powerlifting
Snowshoeing
Snowboarding
Summer Sports
Fall Sports
(August – November)
Swimming
Bowling
Soccer
Volleyball
Learn more about our Sports + Schools:
Unified Champion Schools
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Youth
Games Presented by Nike
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Find the Local Program near you
Whether you are an athlete wanting to start competing or a community member looking to become a coach, get involved as a Unified partner, or simply looking for ways to connect with the Special Olympics Oregon program near you, it all starts here.
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
— Special Olympics Athlete Oath