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special olympics
Sport
December 4
Special medal haul
Seven Otago powerlifters travelled to the Special Olympics in Wellington last week and came home with 28 medals.
Sport
November 30
Special Olympics: Supporters do hard yards for swimmer
They did it for their son and foster brother. Petronella Simonis-Todd and son Petrus Simonis displayed a Spartan determination as they mastered the Dunedin hills.
Sport
November 29
Special Olympics: First title sums up spirit of games
David Johnson (Timaru) typifies what the Special Olympics is all about - the joy of competing and the exhilaration of winning.
Sport
November 29
Special Olympics: Power lifter harbours big ambitions
Clayton Marr (Nelson) is not as big but has aspirations to be as strong as the Hulk.
Sport
November 29
Special Olympics: Dan's winning attitude helps North Otago
Dan Joyce just loves to win. He did it again this week as a member of the North Otago bocce team at the Summer Games.
Sport
November 29
Special Olympics: Finding horses for courses
Simon Scaife gave the Wanaka equestrian team a flying start when he won a bronze medal at Telford yesterday.
Dunedin
November 28
'Enjoy the moment' as games get under way
Let the games begin!
Sport
November 28
Special Olympics: Golf skills earn points for novice from Hawkes Bay
Robery Robinson (Hawkes Bay) is a novice golfer but he proved he can foot it with the best by qualifying in the National Summer Games golf skills yesterday.
Sport
November 28
Special Olympics: Teamwork is a goal for Allenvale
New boy Luke McDonald was one of the stars of the Allenvale School basketball team that had a big win in the National Summer Games yesterday.
Editorial
November 28
Game on!
There is nothing like the Olympics to bring out the best in people.
Sport
November 27
Special Olympics: 'Just one big happy family'
The sound of medals jangling together in his bedroom inspires Michael Thornhill (North Taranaki) to keep competing in Special Olympics.
Sport
November 22
Special Olympics: Volunteer keen to hit the road
Kelvin McHardy is looking forward to using his expertise as a volunteer for the National Summer Games next week.
Dunedin
June 13
Getting a kick out of life
There was plenty of action at the Special Olympics football ribbon day at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday.
Queenstown
February 8
Olympics bring a special golden glow
Straight off the plane from South Korea and Wanaka's gold medal-winning Special Olympian Morgan James is thinking about her next big challenge.
Sport
December 2
Special Olympics: Smith stars with two golds at games
Lawrence athlete Liam Smith was the star of the Special Olympics regional summer games in Dunedin at the weekend.
Queenstown
May 4
Inclusive new club
Game On Everyone, a new recreation club for Upper Clutha people with intellectual disabilities, hopes to improve links between sports clubs and families so members can have more opportunities for achievement and competition.
Dunedin
April 3
Police officer on special mission
A senior sergeant with the Dunedin police, Brian Benn is used to dealing with some wily customers, but his latest undertaking with Special Olympics will see him really getting in on the action.
Sport
March 27
New code for Olympian
Katrina Hewett is on the verge of becoming a double Olympian.
Sport
November 2
Special Olympics: New transtasman tournament
An inaugural transtasman tournament for intellectually disabled athletes will, hopefully, be a stepping stone to higher honours, Special Olympics New Zealand co-ordinator Jan Aitken says.
Sport
August 24
Cardrona hosting Special Olympics NZ winter games
Cardrona Alpine Resort will host the Special Olympics New Zealand National Winter Games next week.
Queenstown
July 10
Host wins tenpin bowling
Snowy conditions outside may have restricted competition at Saturday's Special Olympics Queenstown Lakes tenpin bowling ribbon day to one round, but organisers are calling the event an all-round success.
Queenstown
March 17
Activities extend wellbeing
About 60 children, family members, adult athletes, coaches and supporters launched the new Special Olympics New Zealand Queenstown Lakes Club with a fun-filled tenpin bowling training session, at Arthurs Point, on Wednesday.
Sport
March 3
Swimming: An inspirational experience for all
Phil Lil learned a valuable lesson when officiating at the Special Olympics Otago secondary schools swimming championships at Moana Pool yesterday.
Queenstown
February 27
Special club launch
The Special Olympics Queenstown Lakes club will officially launch its training programme for young Wakatipu people with intellectual disabilities on Wednesday, March 16.
Sport
December 10
Special Olympics: Otago pair selected for leadership programme
Otago will be represented by Thomas van der Lugt and Christopher Rielly in next year's Special Olympics athlete leadership programme.
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