The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games will begin next week, and athletes and their families have already made their way to Orlando to prepare.
On Friday at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, friends and family celebrated local athletes before sending them off for the games.
“I have the most amazing team ever. I have amazing coaches, too, and amazing parents,” said Ashlyn Savel, who is competing.Megan Bell said she’ll compete on the paddleboard for two miles. She’s been doing it for five years.Ad “We want everybody in the state to be able to have opportunities and to make the most of their God-given abilities and then to be able to compete in athletics, and obviously, that takes a variety of different forms. But when you have folks that have disabilities, to give them an opportunity to compete, is really meaningful,” DeSantis said.
The opening ceremony will take place at Exploria Stadium on Sunday, with the competitions running from Monday to next Saturday.
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