Special Olympics Connecticut athlete gets support for 2025 Winter Games

Special Olympics Connecticut athlete gets support for 2025 Winter Games

The 2025 Winter Games, run by Special Olympics Connecticut, are taking place the first weekend of March, and excitement for each competition is beginning to rise. “I love it so much,” Christopher Amadeo, who competes with the Oxford Special Olympics team, said. The 29-year-old from Bethany has been a Special Olympics Connecticut athlete for 15 years. This weekend, he’ll be taking part in the snowshoeing competition set to take place at Eversourc…

ATHENS – The Ceremony of Lighting the Flame of Hope took place in Athens and will depart this evening for Turin, where the Special Olympics, the World Winter Games for athletes with intellectual disabilities, will take place from 8 to 15 March. 1,400 athletes from 102 countries will arrive in Turin, competing in eight disciplines: Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, sport dance, figure skating, floorball, snowboarding, snowshoeing and short track. Amo…