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Singer Montell Jordan Surprises Athlete Headed for USA Games 2022

Photo of Special Olympics New York athlete Aziza Speight watching as singer Montell Jordan reveals that she is going to compete at the Special Olympics USA Games Orlando 2022.
Special Olympics New York athlete Aziza Speight watches as singer Montell Jordan reveals that she is going to compete at the Special Olympics USA Games Orlando 2022.

This is an excerpt from the article titled Watch Special Olympics Athlete Get Surprised by Montell Jordan with News She'll Compete at USA Games published by People.com.

Aziza Speight, 32, will compete in powerlifting at the Games in Orlando, Florida, next June, and tells PEOPLE, "I feel a whole bunch of proud."

She was surprised with the news that she'd be invited to the USA Games for Team New York in a video call with "This Is How We Do It" singer Montell Jordan last week, who is a champion ambassador for the Special Olympics.

"People with special needs are extremely competitive, talented, and even when they have extremely challenging disabilities they are up for a challenge," Jordan tells PEOPLE. "Truthfully, I thought I might be able to inspire some of the athletes and I immediately found that I was the one being inspired!"

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