Resources
Useful Links
IMC Learning Suite - Child Protection in Play, Active Recreation and Sport (sporttutor.nz)
Complaints-Form-2023.pdf (specialolympics.org.nz)
Athlete and Club Resources - Special Olympics New Zealand
Online Coach Training - Special Olympics New Zealand
New Zealand Downs Syndrome Association
DINZ- Disability Information NZ
Speld NZ- Dyslexia and other learning difficulties
NZORD- New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders
People First- Disabled Peoples Organisation
Get Involved
Want to be an Athlete?
If you want to become an athlete Special Olympics Otago is a great way to get fit, have fun and meet new people.
Anyone with an intellectual disabilities aged 8 or over can train to be a Special Olympics Athlete.
Sport is the core of Special Olympics, but you don’t need to be a super star to be part of the fun. Special Olympics is designed so that every athlete can participate – no matter what your age, interest or skill level!
If you wish to join a sport, please click the button below.
Become a volunteer
If you like sport and want to make a difference in your community become a volunteer. It does not matter whether you can only spare a few hours or more. Special Olympics Otago welcomes you.
All of our programmes rely on Volunteers, without Volunteers Special Olympics Otago would not be able to provide the opportunities we do for our athletes.
Volunteering for Special Olympics is a lot of fun. Not only can you make friends and give coaching and other roles a go, but you can also get the opportunity to travel around NZ for competitions!
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Special Olympics Otago by clicking the button below. We would love to hear from you!
Become a coach
Special Olympics Otago not only rely on volunteers but we also need coaches to guide our athletes in their sport. A coach is an essential part of any team sport, not only in mainstream but also in Special Olympics. We are currently needing coaches in Powerlifting, Basketball, Golf and Tenpin Bowling
We are currently looking to start up an athletics programme but unfortunately we don’t have a coach. If your interested click the button below to find out more.
To find out how you can become a coach and help us out click the button below!
Latest News and Events
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Our Awards Night
On Friday November 21st we celebrated all of our athletes with our annual awards night held at the South Dunedin town hall.
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Law Enforcement Torch Run
29th November 12pm
On Saturday we are delighted to host the law enforcement torch run to celebrate our athletes going to national summer games in December.
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National Summer Games
10th-15th Decemember 2025
On the 10th December our athletes will head up to Christchurch to compete in the National Summer Games. We have athletes competing in 7 different sports across the entirety of the summer games. We will then select 2 athletes to compete in the World Summer games next year.