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Special Olympics USA is a sports organization for children and adults with
Special Olympics USA Games
The Special Olympics USA Games is a national Special Olympics event held every four years in the United States.[2]
2006 Special Olympics USA Games
The first, quadrennial, USA National Games were held July 1–8, 2006, in
, both also Iowans.2010 Special Olympics USA Games
Lincoln, Nebraska, hosted the Games, on July 18–23.[2]
2014 Special Olympics USA Games
The 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held from June 14 to 21 in New Jersey.[4] The Opening Ceremony was held at Prudential Center in Newark.[5][6] Competition was held at venues throughout Mercer County including The College of New Jersey in the Trenton suburb of Ewing,[7] Rider University, Princeton University and Mercer County Park. The budget for the event exceeded $15M. The Games Founding Partners included 21st Century Fox,[8] Barnabas Health,[9] HESS,[10] KPMG,[11] NJSEA,[12] Prudential,[13] PSE&G,[14] ShopRite,[15] Toys"R"Us[16] and WWE.[17]
The triathlon was held for the first time.[21]
2018 Special Olympics USA Games
The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games were held in
2022 Special Olympics USA Games
The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games were held in
2026 Special Olympics USA Games
The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will be held in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Most events will be held at the University of Minnesota campus.[24]
See also
References
- ^ "Special Olympics Home Page". Special Olympics. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games official website. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ a b Games Results. 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games official website. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ 2014 USA Games / Princeton, NJ. Special Olympics official website. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ Kuperinsky, Amy (June 15, 2014). "Special Olympics 2014 USA Games opening ceremonies illuminate Prudential Center". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ "Live: Special Olympics 2014 USA Games opening ceremonies at Prudential Center". NJ.com. June 16, 2014.
- ^ Kaplan, Don (March 17, 2011). "NJ gets Special Olympics in '14". New York Post.
- ^ "21st Century Fox".
- ^ "Barnabas Health - Comprehensive Healthcare in New Jersey". Barnabas Health.
- ^ "Hess Corporation - A Leading Independent Energy Company - ..itefinityWebApp_IN_1".
- ^ "Cutting Through Complexity - KPMG - US". September 19, 2022.
- ^ "New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority". www.njsea.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Life Insurance, Retirement, Investments - Prudential Financial".
- ^ "PSEG We make things work for you".
- ^ "ShopRite".
- ^ "Toysrus.com, The Official Toys"R"Us Site - Toys, Games, & More". Toysrus.
- ^ "WWE Community".
- ^ a b Teicher, Benjamin (June 19, 2014). "Special Olympics baseball games debut at Trenton Thunder ballpark". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Baseball. 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games official website. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "New Jersey Wins Special Olympics Gold At ARM & HAMMER Park". Trenton Thunder. June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
Team New Jersey captured the Gold Medal in the Special Olympics USA Games Inaugural Baseball Finals. Team Rhode Island earned the Silver Medal, Team Delaware earned Bronze, and Team Alabama finished fourth.
- ^ Urciuoli, Brielle (June 18, 2014). "Mercer County Park hosts Special Olympics' inaugural triathlon". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Webeck, Evan (June 29, 2018). "Special Olympics 101: A novice's guide to Seattle's USA Games". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Opening Ceremony Information". 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Wins Bid to Host the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games". 2026SpecialOlympicsUSAGames.org. May 6, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
External links
- Special Olympics official website
- North America Region (Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.S.). Special Olympics official website
- 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games[dead link] official website
- 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games[dead link] official website
- 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games official website