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Going the Virtual Distance

ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ has hosted Special Olympics Pennsylvania's every year since 1988, but it has never been quite like this. Nearly 400 ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ students helped to pull off the first all-virtual competition, planning the weekend’s activities, including opening ceremonies, warm-up activities, hype videos, awards and even a virtual dance party.

Taped by parents or coaches, close to 800 athletes competed in seven sports from the comfort of their own homes: bocce, long distance running and walking, powerlifting, roller skating, volleyball, soccer and flag football.

Photos Provided By Special Olympics Pennsylvania and the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Special Olympics Committee

male Special Olympic athlete jumping outside male student wearing a tutu and holding an inflatable guitar taking part in virtual dance party group of ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ students wearing face masks and jumping for joy on a rooftop smiling female athlete wearing earbuds sitting on a concrete parking block gold foil balloons spell out Fall Fest 2020 the backs of two athletes walking around a track the back of a masked student looking at a laptop screen with a video meeting young man outside atop a ladder Special Olympic athlete inside doing push-ups black-and-white photo of two female students smiling behind their face masks two Special Olympics participants wearing workout clothing pose on a field outside close-up of Special Olympics blue tie-dye shirt two Special Olympics participants, one male, one female, kneel on asphalt while holding hands and smiling

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