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Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games open Friday

2025 Special Olympics NC Summer Games
Courtesy Special Olympics North Carolina
Athlete Lorenzo Stancil wins gold at 2025 Special Olympics NC Summer Games

The 2026 Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games open Friday in Raleigh and the surrounding area. About 1,700 Special Olympians and Unified partners — individuals who train with them — will be competing. 

Events include basketball, gymnastics, powerlifting and more. Venues in Cary, Raleigh and Morrisville will host the Games, with nearly 1,200 volunteers overseeing the events.

The opening ceremony begins Friday night at Reynolds Coliseum on the North Carolina State University campus. Events are free and open to the public and run through Sunday.  

Before his arrival in the Triad, David had already established himself as a fixture in the Austin, Texas arts scene as a radio host for Classical 89.5 KMFA. During his tenure there, he produced and hosted hundreds of programs including Mind Your Music, The Basics and T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness, It's Familiar, which each won international awards in the Fine Arts Radio Competition. As a radio journalist with 88.5 WFDD, his features have been recognized by the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Inc., Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals, and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. David has written and produced national stories for NPR, KUSC and CPRN in Los Angeles and conducted interviews for Minnesota Public Radio's Weekend America.

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