Athletics

With more than 600 athletes training and competing, Athletics is the most popular Special Olympics sport in Forsyth County. It offers competition for all ability levels, from developmental to the highly skilled and from ambulatory to those using wheelchairs.  

Special Olympic's Forsyth County holds an annual Spring Games competition at Wake Forest University.  It takes more than 500 volunteers to organize the event. The local Spring Games is the largest annual competition organized by Special Olympic's Forsyth County(SOFC).

Making History

In 1995 Jennifer Polk represented Forsyth County as a member of Team USA at the World Games held in New Haven, Connecticut.

In 2003 she returned to the World Games in Dublin, Ireland as the first female athlete to participate in the World Games as a coach.

Events Offered
  100 meter dash
  200 meter dash
  Softball throw
  Running long jump
  Standing long jump
  4 x 100 meter relay
  4 x 50 meter relay

Wheelchair Events:
  10 meter wheelchair
  50 meter wheelchair
  100 meter wheelchair

Walking Events:
  100 meter walk
  50 meter walk

The following events provide meaningful competition
opportunities for athletes with lower ability levels:
  10 meter assisted walk
  50 meter assisted walk
  Tennis ball throw
  Motor activities