New athlete Hayley Little talks about how she found a place to belong and succeed at her first ever athletics event.
Manawatū’s great day at athletics and triathlon success 5 March 2021 Writtten by Ryan Smith – Special Olympics Manawatū Athlete Special Olympics Manawatū went to Hutt Valley’s Tier One athletics event to start 2021 off with a bang on the road to the 2021 National Summer Games in Hamilton. Past World Games athletes were at the event including […]
Health leader James Wilson shares his tips for being Sun Smart.
Balance is better coaches corner
Hear about upcoming coaching modules and coach Carla L’Hullier starting Sport NZ’s Coaching for Impact course
Waikato athlete Jayden has set himself a huge challenge in order to raise money and help the community.
March 2021 Fanletter
Our athletes share inspirational stories this month from Hayley’s first ever Special Olympics event to Ryan Smith’s great day at athletics.
25 keen athletes, staff and supporters walked 6.5km raising awareness and enjoying this great community event.
After her son Jeremy was left socially isolated during lockdown, Megan Bray is challenging herself with the Brendan Foot Supersite (BFS) Round the Bays on the 21 February, fundraising for Special Olympics who helped Jeremy reconnect with friends and the community. “I like to tell people that my son is an Olympic athlete.” Megan says. […]
Kia ora koutou! It’s our final Fanletter of the year and we have a lot of great news, from our first secondary school unified football event to athlete awards, club highlights, coach workshops and our celebration of a year to go until the National Summer Games! Get stuck in with the latest news from the […]
By Rosterfy See the original announcement on the Rosterfy website Rosterfy is excited to announce that they have been selected as the volunteer management solution for The Special Olympics New Zealand National Summer Games 2021. Special Olympics New Zealand offers sports training and competition for people with an intellectual disability. With 44 grassroots clubs and […]