Tag: Special Olympic Games
Cayman has golden last day at Special Olympics
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s athletes added five more gold medals to their collection on the final day of competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 20 March. The basketball team beat their Indian counterparts 31-26 in a close gold-medal match that was decided in overtime. On the track, the 800m […]
Cash from fun-run to help Special Olympians
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has revealed that the Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) will be this year’s beneficiary of his annual five-kilometre challenge, which will take place on 26 April. The DG’s 5K Challenge is a fundraising fun-run that sees both civil servants, private sector employees and members of the general public pounding the […]
Special Olympians need funds for LA Games
(CNS): This year the Cayman Islands is sending its biggest team ever to the Special Olympic Games, which will take place in Los Angeles in July and August. However, the team is facing a hefty bill, needing around $170,000 to send the 37 athletes and support personnel to the Games. At a press briefing last week Andrew […]
