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 …
Team Kentucky Uses Time to Bond Before Minneapolis For the first time since the team was named last September all 67 athletes, Unified partners and coaches who make up Team Kentucky for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games will be united for the first time. The team will meet March 20-22 in Richmond for Team …
Our Biggest Sports Season at Full Speed on the Way to Summer Games Our Spring Sports Season doesn’t fool around after the calendar hits April 1. April always means a flurry of Area and Regional competition action. This month athletes will line up at seven of our eight area track and field meets as well …
Three Ways to Help Wawa Support Special Olympics at Four Wawa Locations Wawa has been supporting Special Olympics Kentucky athletes for more than two years, even though they hadn’t opened their first store in the state until THIS July. Now, with four Kentucky stores were excited to participate in our first annual Wawa fundraising campaign. …
Longtime Ft. Mitchell Athlete Receives Honor in Second Year of the Award Cari Mulhall (left) and Barbara Jaenisch of Pinnacle Financial Services present the Pinnacle Positive Impact Award to Luke Rutterer. Longtime Special Olympics athlete and Athlete Ambassador Luke Rutterer of Ft. Mitchell has been recognized as the 2025 Pinnacle Positive Impact Award. The presentation ...