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![Wayne smiling and flexing both arms at the Opening Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/_190_x_190_/public/2023-06/SOTeamCanada23_WayneGowanlock_OpeningCeremony_square.jpg?itok=bGRpRoK_)
For Special Olympics BC's 22 dedicated members of Special Olympics Team Canada, the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin were the...
![Cory Duhaime and his father Michael celebrating Cory’s accomplishments at the SOBC Classic reception!](/sites/default/files/styles/_190_x_190_/public/2023-06/SOBCClassic2023_Cory-and-Michael-Duhaime_cropped.jpg?itok=mkgkvDZo)
“Special Olympics is such a big part of my life. It’s what I do. I enjoy being part of a team, where I am accepted for who I am, and I accept my...
![Torben Schuffert at Global Athlete Congress](/sites/default/files/styles/_190_x_190_/public/2023-06/TorbenSchuffert_2023GlobalAthleteCongress.jpg?itok=Ou1OhCDB)
Congratulations to Special Olympics BC – Smithers athlete and SOBC Athlete Input Council member Torben Schuffert, who participated with pride in the...
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Let the training begin! The coaches and mission staff of the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 Training Squad came together for a fun and productive...
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Special Olympics BC athletes from all over the province came together from May 5 to 7 for the 2023 Athlete Leadership Summit! Participants learned new...
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New Special Olympics BC programs are getting started in Hope and the Shuswap area! We are excited to be introducing our empowering year-round programs...