Special Olympics New Zealand
Bay of Plenty powerlifter Caroline Tangitau replicated the stunning feat of her team-mate Ryan Stewart by winning four silver medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. “It went great,” was Tangitau’s wonderful understatement after claiming four medals in the largest inclusive sports event on the planet, where 7000 competitors with an intellectual […]
Tauranga athletes were amongst the winners on day three of the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, as the New Zealand team claimed five medals in one day. Ten-pin bowler Len Just and coach Raewyn Judson were part of the team that claimed a bronze in the team event. The tenpin bowling team started […]
Powerlifter Ryan Stewart from Dunedin was the first New Zealand athlete to claim a medal at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin. The 37-year-old overcame some initial wobbles at the powerlifting cauldron at the enormous Messe convention complex to perform near his best to claim not one, but four silver medals. The final […]
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 […]
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 […]