Event is Part of Annual Topgolf Giving Season On Saturday, Oct. 17, the officers of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Kentucky will host their fourth Topgolf Tip-A-Cop night at the Topgolf in Louisville. From noon-6 pm officers will be assisting Topgolf’s Bay Hosts in exchange for additional tips to support Special Olympics …
SOKY Receives Largest Single Donation from The Kent Taylor Estate
Gift Announced at the End of Texas Roadhouse Founders Day Celebration On Sept. 27, Texas Roadhouse invited Special Olympics Kentucky to join them at Taylor Creek Farm in Shelbyville for their Founder’s Day, the annual celebration of late Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor’s birthday. And while it was Kent’s birthday, it was Special Olympics Kentucky …
SOKY Athletes Reach New Heights with Help from the YMCA
Louisville-Area Athletes Try Rock Climbing Skills at Floyd County (Ind.) YMCA For six weeks in August and September, Special Olympics Kentucky athletes had the opportunity to experience a fitness option that many people never get the chance to try. Through a partnership with the Floyd County Family YMCA of Greater Louisville, SOKY offered a 6-week …
Athlete Leaders Enjoy Farm to Table Cooking Experience
Bowling Green Session Took 2026 Class to Top Crops For Unique Day When our 2026 Athlete Leadership class met in Bowling Green on On July 30, class members and ALPs alumni had the opportunity to partner with Top Crops and the Warren County Extension Office to provide a hands-on Farm to Table Cooking experience. Athletes …
Louisville City FC Unified to Play First Match Aug. 29
Louisville City FC Set to Face Off Against Union Omaha at Lynn Family Stadium After weeks of practice, the Louisville City FC Unified team that was introduced in May will play its first match on Saturday, Aug. 29. The SOKY-Louisville City collaboration will host Union Omaha at 11 am at Lynn Family Stadium – home …
Richmond Police Chief Shares Final Leg Experience
Chief Rodney Richardson Represented Kentucky in the USA Games Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg By Chief Rodney Richardson, Richmond Police Department Being part of the Final Leg Torch Run for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games was an experience I never could have fully understood until I arrived in Minneapolis that Monday. That first …
Kentucky Nominates Six For 2027 World Games
Three Athletes, Caddie, Coach and Staff Person Nominated to Special Olympics USA Team for Chile Games Chris Revay won a silver medal in the 9-hole Individual Stroke Play event at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Special Olympics Kentucky is forwarding the nomination of three athletes, one caddie, a coach and one staff member for ...
Fall Sports Takes Center Stage
Athletes Preparing for Three Championship Events It doesn’t take long after the State Softball Tournament ends for our Fall Sports Season to take over the year. In fact, one of four fall championships has already been held and athletes are rapidly preparing for three others. Area and Regional Tournament get underway in the first weekend …
Torch Run Final Leg Carries Flame of Hope to Richmond
Law Enforcement Escorting Special Olympics Torch to Summer Games For 41 years, the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Kentucky has carried the Special Olympics Flame of Hope to our State Summer Games Opening Ceremony via their annual Final Leg. But this year the Flame got an earlier start than usual thanks to a …
Two SOKY Athletes Going to USA Games in Unique Roles
Kentucky is sending more than just our competition delegation to the Special Olympics USA Games later this month in Minneapolis, Minn. Two Special Olympics Kentucky athletes will also be headed to the Games in very unique roles. Longtime Special Olympics Kentucky athlete Tonya Cornett of Paris will be going to Minnesota to serve as a …