In just one month, more than 1,200 athletes with intellectual disabilities and volunteer coaches and mission staff from all across the province will converge in Prince George to compete with pride and passion in the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games.
From July 10 to 12, Special Olympics BC’s first Provincial Summer Games in eight years will give dedicated athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities the chance to “let their brilliance shine,” in the words of SOBC – Prince George athlete Chase Caron, designer of the 2025 SOBC Games medal ribbon and one of the Athlete Ambassadors serving on the 2025 SOBC Summer Games Organizing Committee.
Special Olympics BC Games offer a powerful opportunity for athletes with intellectual disabilities to take the spotlight and show their abilities. Too often, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are left behind and isolated, misunderstood and mistreated. In Special Olympics programs and competitions, they use the power and joy of sport to open hearts and minds to their abilities and build a better, more inclusive world.
2025 SOBC Summer Games competitors earned their spots in Prince George by competing in Regional Qualifiers in 2024. In the 2025 SOBC Summer Games, they will pursue personal bests and the opportunity to advance to the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alta. Those National Games will be the qualifier for the 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Santiago, Chile.
“The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games Organizing Committee and the community of Prince George have been proudly preparing to host an outstanding experience for our Special Olympics athletes from across the province this July,” Co-Chair Renee McCloskey said, in a news release. “We are ready to welcome the province to come together and support the athletes who will shine in 10 sports.”
Approximately 1,000 volunteers are needed to bring this empowering and inspiring experience to life. Volunteers can sign up today atwww.SOBCGames.ca to change lives, including their own.
“We know Prince George has amazing volunteers, and we need you all to sign up today to ensure the athletes can have the very best experience possible. We sincerely thank the generous volunteers and sponsors who have already stepped forward to champion inclusion and have a memorable experience with the 2025 SOBC Games,” Games Co-Chair Lyn Hall said.
To be at their best competing in Prince George, athletes have been training with passion and purpose in the year-round Special Olympics programs in their communities. Special Olympics BC sport, youth, and health programs are made possible by dedicated volunteers who give their time, skills, and heart every week to empower athletes, and say they get back just as much as they give.
Find SOBC Summer Games event schedules and details at www.SOBCGames.ca and in the attached backgrounder.
2025 SOBC Games Background
- The 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will be hosted in Prince George on July 10 to 12. Full SOBC Games details can be found at SOBCGames.ca.
- The 10 sports in the 2025 SOBC Games are 10-pin bowling, basketball, bocce, golf, rhythmic gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, swimming, and track and field.
- 2025 will mark the third time Prince George has hosted Special Olympics BC Games.
- Special Olympics BC – Prince George runs weekly sport, youth, and health programs for local athletes with intellectual disabilities, offering meaningful opportunities year round. Details and program volunteer opportunities can be found here
About Special Olympics BC
Special Olympics BC is dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities through sport. In 55 communities around the province, we provide year-round training and competitive opportunities in 18 different sports to thousands of athletes of all ages and a wide range of abilities, thanks to the dedicated efforts of coaching and organizing volunteers. For more information, please visitwww.specialolympics.bc.ca and find us on Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, TikTok @specialolympicsbc and on X @SpecialOBC.
To learn more about the empowering year-round sport, youth, and health programs offered by Special Olympics BC – Prince George, please find them online and on Facebook.