Fansided recently covered the announcement of North Carolina Panthers Quarterback Bryce Young’s support of Special Olympics. His Young 9 Foundation and Special Olympics entered into a two-year partnership to help expand Special Olympics Unified Sports® which brings athletes with and without intellectual disabilities together.
The following is an excerpt from the Fansided article titled Bryce Young’s Special Olympics Partnership is Driving a Major Unified Sports Expansion.
In North Carolina, the partnership will focus on expanding Unified flag football through Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools programming. Currently, 10 schools and clubs offer Unified flag football in the state, with roughly 200 athletes participating.
In the Caribbean, the initiative will help expand Unified basketball programming, building on recent regional momentum that included the Special Olympics Caribbean 3x3 Unified Basketball Tournament—read why events like the Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup could be the future of Special Olympics here.
