Galina Shlyakhov received this trophy for being an Olympic torchbearer leading up to the 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter ...

For 22-year SORI athlete Ryan Avedisian, “Special Olympics really is like a family.” He cherishes the gold medals he has won ...

Olympic rugby player and 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Ilona Maher has two sisters, Olivia and Adrianna. Here’s ...

Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40.

The Special Olympics Beach Games will offer the opportunity for athletes with intellectual disabilities to showcase their ...

The 32-year-old who rose to stardom during the Games, where she won a silver, says she is tired from the competing and public attention.

The fencer was named as a new Laureus ambassador on Wednesday and was welcomed at an event held at the Upper House in Hong ...

Seoul (AFP) – Olympic shooting star Kim Ye-ji is temporarily putting down her gun to spend time with family, her agency told ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — Special Olympics Trinidad and Tobago (SOTT) Chairman David Benjamin says the country is proud to be “trailblazers” after hosting the first-ever Special Olympics ...

The alternative to the tackle game is growing rapidly in popularity, and the MIAA is considering adopting it as an official ...

The widow of an Olympic champion is appealing for the return of two of his medals after they were stolen during a burglary.

Before she married Prince Albert of Monaco, Princess Charlene was an elite level swimmer, competing in the Commonwealth and ...