Past Events

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Participants from ARC-Baldwin County compete in multiple Special Olympics sports. Currently, we have competitors in bowling, bocce, power lifting, and Track and Field. In the past, we participated in sailing, flag football, and basketball. Every year, we have competitors qualify for the Alabama State Games which are held at Troy University every May.

 

In the past, we have had competitors compete in both the USA Games (most recently 2014 in New Jersey, 2018 in Seattle, Washington, and 2022 in Orlando) and World Summer Games (2011 in Athens, Greece and 2015 in Los Angeles). The next USA Games is in Minnesota in 2026.

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Photo of M. Cline gold sailing in LA: Michael Cline, a resident of ARC-Baldwin County, competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, California. Michael was a member of the Unified Sailing team (one person with intellectual disabilities is paired with a non-disable person from their community). He and his partner, Mike Dominguez, won gold after beating Team Finland.

 

Photo sailing Mobile Bay: Michael Cline and his sailing partner, Mike Dominguez, practicing in Mobile Bay for the World Summer Games in Los Angeles.

 

Photo Special Olympics: A past phot of our Special Olympics power lifting team. Photo taken in 2021.

 

Photo Tebow: 2 of our Special Olympics athletes with Tim Tebow at the Special Olympics USA Games, Orlando, Florida, 2022.

 

Photo USA Games Orlando: The Baldwin County Special Olympics delegation at the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, 2022. Photo taken at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom.