Special Olympics USA 2015

Special Olympics USA 2015

Special Olympics USA will send a 479 member delegation of athletes, coaches and official delegates to represent the United States at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, being held July 25-August 2, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. The “home team” will include 299 athletes and 42 Unified Partners, representing all fifty states and the District of Columbia, and will be the largest delegation at the Games. Athletes will compete in 17 sports, including aquatics, athletics (track & field), basketball, bocce, bowling, cycling, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, kayaking, powerlifting, sailing, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Special Olympics USA is supported by 96 volunteer coaches and 42 volunteer sports and management team members.