What We Do
Special Olympics North Carolina offers year-round sports training and competition for nearly 40,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. These athletes inspire greatness through their success and provide motivation to the thousands of coaches, sports officials, local program committee members and event organizers involved in Special Olympics statewide. SONC offers Olympic-type competition in 19 sports on local and state levels.
Interesting Info
- Special Olympics NC-Mecklenburg County includes over 3,000 athletes and 1,500 volunteers.
- Special Olympics NC includes over 40,000 athletes and 40,000 volunteers.
- Special Olympics athletes never pay a fee to participate.