Sports Offered

Special Olympics Connecticut provides sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympics-type sports for people eight years of age and older with intellectual disabilities and closely related developmental disabilities. Athletes participate from all across Connecticut and can compete in up to 4 sports annually.

To contact Special Olympics Connecticut for information on the local program in your area please click here.

Summer Games:

(March-June Season)

Aquatics
Athletics (Track & Field)
Cycling

Gymnastics
Soccer
Tennis

Fall Sports Festival:

(June-September Season)

Bocce
Golf

Sailing
Softball

Holiday Sports Classic:

(September-November Season)

Basketball
Bowling

Powerlifting
Volleyball

Winter Games:

(November-March Season)

Alpine Skiing
Cross Country Skiing
Figure Skating
Floor Hockey

Snowboarding
Snowshoeing
Speed Skating

Unified Long Distance Running :

(August - November Season)

New Haven 5k/20k - September 6th
Bigelow Tea 5k - September 25th
Special Olympics RI 3k/5k - October 17-17
Marine Corps 10k - Oct 30-31
Ragnar Relay Across Florida (Clearwater to Daytona Beach) - November 19-21