Special Olympics New Zealand
New Zealand’s Special Olympics goalkeeper Todd Neal and his team-mates remained remarkably upbeat after conceding seven goals in their opening match against a classy Egyptian side at the World Special Olympics in Berlin. To most observers the Wellington goalie was the man of the match as he singlehandedly kept the very slick Egyptian side at […]
The New Zealand Special Olympics athletes and their support staff could hardly believe what they were witnessing at the Opening Ceremony for the World Summer Games in Berlin this morning. The 39 athletes and their 22 support staff marched into the historic Olympiastadion along with 7000 athletes from 180 delegations to be welcomed by a […]
Last Wednesday our World Games team began their journey to Berlin to represent New Zealand at the 2023 World Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights from their trip so far: From there the team set flight to Munich, via Adelaide and Doha. On arrival they were hosted by the city of Garching and […]
The 2023 National Winter Games are set to take place at Cardrona Alpine Resort from 15-19 August.
The purpose of this summary is to provide transparency on Board matters and provide club members with an overview of our discussion, an update on progress on key initiatives and any other matters of interest to the SONZ community. For the first time the Senior Leadership Team members were invited to attend the Board meeting, […]
Special Olympics North Canterbury and Special Olympics New Zealand were honoured to celebrate Ngaire Harpur and her 40 years of service as a Special Olympics volunteer, at the club’s annual AGM on Wednesday April 26. Ngaire was a founding member of Special Olympics Canterbury in 1983 before moving north to Special Olympics North Canterbury, where […]
The New Zealand’s football team is planning an all-out attack strategy at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin where they will take on the global elite, from June 17-25. Over 7000 athletes from over 190 countries will compete across 26 sports in the world’s largest inclusive sports event, the pinnacle competition for athletes […]
World champion trampolinist and Olympic medallist Dylan Schmidt was officially unveiled as the new ambassador for Special Olympics New Zealand to mark today’s (March 9) 100-day countdown to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin in June. “Our team of 39 athletes is in the final stage of their preparation to compete in Berlin […]
Back on the 30th of November last year, when most of us were thinking about our packing for the National Summer Games, five of our powerlifting athletes were donning their New Zealand Powerlifting Federation uniforms and representing New Zealand in the 2-yearly Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships, which this year were held in New Zealand. Special Olympics […]