by Cat Lanigan | Jun 8, 2023 | Athletes, Stories, World Games
Joseph “JoJo” Woodland brought the GOLD back home to DC! After competing daily for two weeks in qualifying races for the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m races at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany, JoJo Woodland took the start line in the early morning...
by Cat Lanigan | May 1, 2023 | Stories
Over 400 Special Olympics athletes from all eight wards of DC traveled to Catholic University to compete in the Olympic-style 2023 Summer Games this May 15-18th. It was a week full of triumph, and the culmination of a full season of hard work and preparation in...
by Cat Lanigan | Mar 27, 2023 | Athletes, Stories
Joseph “JoJo” Woodland, a 22-year old from Ward 7 of Northeast D.C., has been selected from over 500,000 athletes across the United States to represent Special Olympics USA, competing as a Track & Field athlete in the 200m and 400m races. Joseph will join 132...
by Cat Lanigan | Mar 2, 2023 | Stories
Carlos Gonzalez has been a Special Olympics DC athlete since starting high school at Coolidge High School in Petworth, NW DC, two years ago. He has played soccer, volleyball, flag football, track & field, and more through the Special Olympics Unified...
by Cat Lanigan | Feb 15, 2023 | Plunge, Stories
Bobby Swennes has been fundraising on Team Brookfield for over 10 years. In just the past three years, Bobby personally raised over $55,000 for Special Olympics DC athletes. We caught up with Bobby to hear some of his expert fundraising tips from over the...
by Cat Lanigan | Dec 9, 2022 | Athletes, Stories
At 18 years old, Malcolm is one of the most traveled, accomplished, and spirited Special Olympics DC athletes. Malcolm has competed in over 8 total sports, 40 events, and 28 championships in his career, traveling to Atlanta, Detroit, and Minneapolis for...
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