Sports and Competitions

2022 Summer Games 

Get ready for Summer Games Presented by Pratt & Whitney!

Fairfield University will host our soccer, swimming and tennis events, Saturday June 4th and Sunday, June 5th and cycling will take place at 181 West Johnson Road in Cheshire that same weekend.

Track & field competition will take place at Southern Connecticut State University the following weekend, June 11th and 12th.  

Be sure to go to our Special Olympics Connecticut Facebook page to our watch Summer Games Opening Ceremony, including the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, on Friday, June 3rd at 6:30 p.m. here.

Please see below for more information and registration forms.

Please Contact Sue Mohr with any questions or if you would like a personalized Google Registration at [email protected].

All Athlete Medicals, releases, and volunteer paperwork are due by May 4^th (Soccer is due April 5^th).

The Intent to Participate is due April 8^th. It is located HERE.

Cycling-

• 181 West Johnson Road, Cheshire
• June 4^th 
  • Registration is due May 9^th
  • Excel/PDF

Soccer-

• Fairfield University
• June 4^th
  
  • Registration is due April 12^th
  • Excel/PDF

Swimming-

• Fairfield University
• June 4^th & 5^th
  • Registration is due May 9^th
  • Excel/PDF

Tennis –

• Fairfield University
• June 4^th & 5^th
  • Registration is due May 9^th
  • Excel/PDF

Track and Field-

• Southern Connecticut State University
• June 11^th or 12^th
• Registration is due May 9^th
• Excel/PDF

74 Local Programs • 26 Olympic-Type Sports • 4 State Games • Sports Training and Competitions All Year Round

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. It also offers Special Olympics Unified Sports® which teams up athletes with intellectual disabilities and their peers without disabilities, known as Unified partners, to play sports. Participants train for 8 to 12 weeks prior to a state competition. This training is offered through our Local Programs.

	Winter Games (December - March) Alpine Skiing Basketball Cross-Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Floor Hockey Gymnastics Snowboarding Snowshoeing Speed Skating
	Summer Games (March - June) Aquatics Athletics Cycling Soccer Tennis
	Unified Sports® Fall Festival (June - September) Bocce Croquet Golf Fishing Long-Distance Unified Running Sailing Softball
	Unified Sports® Holiday Classic (September - November) Basketball Bowling Cheerleading Flag Football Powerlifting Volleyball

For a full listing of our events please visit our Calendar.
For specific sports rules visit the Coaches Corner.
For the Games Tool Kit (for Hosting Invitational Events), click here.