Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

27 OFFICIAL SPORTS: Alpine Skiing Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling Cross Country Skiing Cycling Dodge Ball Equestrian Fitness Floorball Football (Soccer) Golf Gymnastics (Artistic) Judo Kayaking Power Lifting Roller Skating Rowing Sailing Snowshoeing Table Tennis Tennis Volleyball Walking

The mission of Achilles is to enable people with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream running events in order to promote personal achievement.