Montana – Athlete Events

  • 06.02.2023

    Thad Powell has been involved in Special Olympics for half his life, starting at age 17. Thad loves sports.  “I have competed in skiing, bowling, basketball, swimming, javelin and turbojav, and cycling.  My favorite sport is skiing because I love the outdoors.  One of my......

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  • 05.12.2022

    Kyler Morrison of Whitefish has been awarded the 2022 Distinguished Service Award for Athlete of the Year by Special Olympics Montana.  Kyler has been involved in Special Olympics since age 11 when his teachers directed him to Special Olympics. He literally jumped in with both......

  • 01.09.2022

    Team sports bring people together. Unified Sports brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding. An example of such friendship and......

  • 19.08.2022

    The 2022 USA Games held June 5-12 in Orlando, Florida were full of personal bests, unforgettable moments and so much joy! The Montana delegation of 33 included athletes, Unified partners, coaches, a golf official, an LETR Officer and Special  Olympics Montana staff. It’s difficult to......

  • 18.08.2022

    We are excited to announce the return of the statewide in-person competition, 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! The official announcement took place at a press conference in the host city of Butte on Tuesday, August 16. After two years of modified skills competitions and......