Sports & Training
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Find out about everything going on with Special Olympics Northern California.
Individual sports
Athletic training and competition gives people with developmental disabilities the chance to demonstrate to the world all they are capable of achieving.

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program championships
Special Olympics Northern California holds nine program championships every year. These events are the culmination of an athlete's training and competition cycle.

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2008 competition schedule

Special Olympics competitions take place throughout the calendar year. Use the at-a-glace calendar to see what competitions are currently scheduled.

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training calendars

Weekly practice schedules are available for downloading.

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national games  
In July 2006, 3,500 athletes from all over North America headed to Ames Iowa for the first Special Olympics North America Summer Games. The Games took place from July 1 through July 8 and offered competition opportunities in aquatics, basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, gymnastics, tennis, track & field, soccer, and volleyball. Special Olympics Northern California took 62 athletes who competed in aquatics, basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, tennis or track & field. The athletes were accompanied to the Games by 20 coaches and came back from the games with many, many medals and ribbons. Congratulations to our athletes!

world games
Every two years, thousands of Special Olympics athletes from around the world come together to showcase their athletic skills and celebrate the spirit of Special Olympics.

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