BECOME AN ATHLETE

To be eligible to participate in Special Olympics, athletes must be at least 8 years old and identified by an agency or medical professional as having one of the following conditions:

• Intellectual disability
• Cognitive delay as determined by standardized measures such as intelligence quotient or other accepted measures
• A closely related developmental disability which means functional limitations in both general learning and adaptive skills

Athletes who qualify as a traditional athlete must register by completing and returning an athlete participation form (below) and register as a Special Olympics athlete through your local program.