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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Tag: Special Olympics

UofL first Kentucky university to receive Special Olympics honor

The University of Louisville is the first Kentucky university to receive the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools National Banner award, one of the organization's...

Justin Peterson chosen to continue UofL recreation’s impact and legacy

UofL’s Intramural and Recreational Sports has a long history but just two employees have overseen the massive department.  The first director, Ellis Mendelsohn, was hired...

UofL’s unified basketball team will be the first ever to represent...

A University of Louisville-based Unified Sports basketball team has been selected to represent the state as part of Team Kentucky at the 2022 Special...

The [bocce] ball is in UofL’s court UofL is first in...

UofL’s Intramural and Recreational Sports have shared a strong relationship with Special Olympics Kentucky for decades. In a partnership dating back to the ‘80s,...

UofL resident physicians provide physicals for Special Olympics athletes Partnership with...

More than 300 Special Olympics athletes and students from Jefferson and Bullitt Counties received free athletic physicals and health screening exams at University of...

Special Olympics gold medalist receives clinical care at UofL

For the first time in years, Dionte Foster played tennis on two legs. The Special Olympics gold medalist traveled to Louisville last week from his...

UofL joins forces with Special Olympics for first Unified Intramural Championship

When UofL students and Special Olympians joined forces to compete in the university’s first Unified Intramural Championship in basketball, determined players fostered successful teamwork. Through...