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Law Enforcement Torch Run

Group of runners running and holding the flame of hope.
The mission of The Law Enforcement Torch Run® for Special Olympics (LETR) is to increase awareness and raise funds for Special Olympics. Each year the LETR gets bigger and better.

LETR in Kenya Brings Athletes, Officers and Supporters Together in an Inclusive Call for Peace

As the citizens of Kenya prepare for presidential and general elections on 9 August 2022, Special Olympics Kenya athletes, Law Enforcement Officers and honored guests joined together for an Law Enforcement Torch Run event to promote peaceful elections.
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Special Olympics Athlete Goes Above and Beyond With the FBI

Kevin Brown has overcome just about every obstacle put in front of him. He’s never let failure or people giving him a hard time stop him from doing what he loves. But most of all, he puts others first, leads by example and goes above and beyond, even in these uncertain times.
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Inaugural Global Virtual Torch Run

Join members of law enforcement on September 20th
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Special Olympics Gibraltar Athlete Supporting his Community Through COVID-19

Special Olympics Gibraltar athlete Francis Mauro has courageously volunteered to continue working as a Messenger on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis at a hospital in Gibraltar.
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LETR Rhode Island Sends Care Packages to the Special Olympics Athletes in Need

Special Olympics athletes and others living in group facilities are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19. The Law Enforcement Torch Run® (LETR) Council of Rhode Island found a creative way to support this vulnerable population.
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Meet Latrice Pringle, Snowboarder

Latrice recently became the first African American to race at the Unified Snowboarding X Games competition.
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2019: A Very Inclusive Year

This was a big year for Special Olympics. From high-level competitions and high-profile partnerships to the expansion of Unified Sports and Athlete Leadership, the power of inclusion was on full display.
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18 Teams Showcase Inclusion During Football Championship

More than 200 delegates from 12 countries took part in the inaugural Special Olympics International Football Championship held in Chennai, from 3 August to 6 August 2019.
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A Fitness Force

If you thought 586,000 square miles—the land surface of Alaska—could slow down Darci Owens, you were wrong.
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Sherrie Eadie, Final Leg Torch Runner

Over 100 law enforcement officers and Special Olympics athletes, the Guardians of the Flame, carried the Flame of Hope, throughout all seven of the United Arab Emirates before safely delivering it to the Opening Ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
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