Athlete Profiles

Tim Nash, an athlete from Virginia Beach, is deaf. He's also the unquestioned leader of his team whose presence on the court is contagious.

Team Virginia Soccer has put in the work and their ready to compete for gold at the 2022 USA Games.

Special Olympics Athlete Robert Harris learns he's going to Orlando!

Meet this year's Torch Run t-shirt designer.

For 14 years, Area 14 athlete Jamie Spiering, has brought his big personality to the Special Olympics playing fields.

Athlete Richard Cuevas wants a life just like yours.

As part of the NBA All-Star 2020,12 Special Olympics athletes from around the world–including two from Virginia–will be joined by NBA& WNBA players and legends for the ninth annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Sports® Basketball Game.

Send David and athletes like him to Fall Championships. Click here to learn how you can help.

Fresh off a silver medal at the World Games in Abu Dhabi this summer, Grace Anne Braxton recently returned to the international stage, this time in Scotland for the 2019 Solheim Diversity Cup. As part of The Solheim Cup festivities, a biennial women’s professional golf tournament, the Diversity Cup featured six teams of three players, each consisting of one celebrity, one member from the European Disabled Golfers Association (EDGA) and one junior from the Scottish Junior Boys Team.

19-year-old Joe Salter isn’t actually 19 years old like he says he is. He’s also not the fastest runner in the world like he says he is. However, Joe Salter is exactly who he wants to be, all of the time. He’s unapologetically Joe and he’s proud of it.