2012 Summer Games
In 2012, the 42nd Special Olympics Summer Games was held on Friday and Saturday, June 8 & 9 at the University of Delaware in Newark. The event, sponsored by DuPont, featured over 750 Special Olympics athletes and 85 Unified Partners (peers without disabilities) from across the state competing in six sports: aquatics, bocce, powerlifting, softball, tennis, and track and field.
Over 325 coaches trained the athletes over several months in preparation for the competition and more than 1,000 volunteers worked diligently in conjunction with presenting sponsor DuPont and additional corporate/venue sponsors to make this event possible.
