Don’t Miss Your Chance to Participate in our Busiest Season The fall sports season continues to be one of Special Olympics Kentucky busiest times of year in terms of number of athletes competing and competition options. Now is the time to make sure your athlete, or maybe a potential new athlete you know, is signed …
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 …
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 …
Special Olympics Kentucky, Louisville City FC and the LouCity & Racing Foundation are combining to start the region’s first Unified soccer team, expanding each entity’s commitment to inclusion and community impact. The announcement was made at a signing ceremony on May 16 at the Lynn Family Sports Vision and Training Center. Members of the team …
Team Leaves from Louisville for Minneapolis on June 19 We are now just days away from the start of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games and Team Kentucky is READY TO GO!!! The 67 members of the Team Kentucky delegation will gather before the USA Games on Thursday, June 18, at the Courtyard by Marriott …
Construction and Improvements Force Some Venues to Relocate in 2026 Everyone who heads to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond June 5-7 for the State Summer Games will notice some big changes to some event locations. As EKU continues to make improvements to the campus, construction will once again impact this year’s events. The biggest change …
Athletes Flex Their Muscles in New Event A little bit of history was made on Derby Weekend in Louisville this year, but it didn’t have anything to do with horse racing. On Sunday, May 3, as the rest of the city was winding down 31 Special Olympics Kentucky athletes came together at the Norton Sports …
Submissions Due April 30 We’re excited once again to celebrate and showcase the artistic talents of our athletes in the 2026 Summer Games Art Competition. Now is the time to get your submission in to participate this year. Artists can produce any type of media, so use your imagination (and what you already have at …
Join Law Enforcement to Support SOKY this Memorial Day Weekend Join us for the Law Enforcement Torch Run 5K, a meaningful race that brings together runners, walkers, law enforcement officers, and community members in support of an incredible cause. This inaugural event serves as a powerful kickoff to the Special Olympics Kentucky Summer Games and …
Longtime Volunteer Runs SOKY First Aid Program Longtime Special Olympics Kentucky volunteer Jeff Corder of Bowling Green has been honored as the 2026 winner of the Golisano Health Leadership Award. Corder has worked with the Kentucky Special Events Medical Team, which provides all first aid coverage at Special Olympics Kentucky state-level events and many regional …