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Joe Dzaluk: Bringing the Special Olympics USA Games to Orlando

Starting June 5 at Exploria Stadium, the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games will unite more than 5,500 athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the Caribbean and 125,000 spectators. This event will have 19 Olympic-style team and individual sports and 30 events at venues across Orlando. We talked with the president and chief executive […]

Posted On : June 3, 2022 By : Matt Traub

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Full Sail to Host Special Olympics Unified Esports Event

Full Sail University near Orlando, Florida, will partner with the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and ESPN to produce the Unified Esports Invitational on June 7. The event will be staged at the university’s on-campus esports arena, the Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress, and will air live on ESPN3 and be streamed via the […]

Posted On : May 12, 2022 By : Jason Gewirtz

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Renovated Orlando Aquatic Center Reopens for Events

A former YMCA aquatic center in Orlando has been renovated and renamed the Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center in honor of the hotel owner who has helped keep the venue alive. Harris Rosen, who owns eight hotels in Orlando, was gifted the former Rosen YMCA Aquatic Center from the YMCA of Central Florida, preventing the […]

Posted On : April 14, 2021 By : Jason Gewirtz

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Orlando to Host 2022 Special Olympics USA Games

Orlando has been chosen to host the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games, a quadrennial event that attracts more than 4,000 athletes, 10,000 volunteers, 1,500 coaches and 20,000 families. The announcement from Special Olympics North America and Special Olympics Florida calls for Orlando to host the event June 5–10, 2022. The event will feature athletes in 15 […]

Posted On : March 20, 2019 By : Jason Gewirtz