Track & Field
Track and Field, also known as athletics, encourages athletes of all abilities and ages to compete at their optimum level. Through the athletics training program, participants can develop total fitness to compete in any sport. As with all Special Olympics sports, athletics offers athletes the opportunity to learn through skill development and competitive settings and to be involved in large social settings.
This sport offers traditional and unified events!
RULES
EVENTS
Track & Field begins in February and will practice for 8 weeks leading up to competition and the season will end in May.
Category A Events
- 10, 25, 50 Meter Assisted Walks
- 25, 50 Meter Walks
- 10, 25, 50 Meter Wheelchair Races
- 30, 50 Meter Motorized Wheelchair Slalom
- 30 Meter Slalom Non-Wheelchair Race
- 25 Meter Motorized Wheelchair Obstacle Course
- 4x25 Meter Wheelchair Shuttle Relay
- Tennis Ball Throw
Category B Events
- 50, 100 Meter Walks
- 50 Meter Dash
- 50 Meter Wheelchair Race
- Softball Throw
- Standing Long Jump
Category C Events
- 200, 400, 800 Meter Walks
- 100, 200, 400 Meter Dash
- 800, 1500, 3000, 5000 Meter Races
- 100, 200, 400 Meter Wheelchair Races
- 4x100, 4x100 Unified, 4x400 Meter Relay Races
- Shot Put Men 4kg/8.13lbs, Shot Put Men (8-11 ears)/2.72kg/6lbs, Shot Put Women 2.72/6lbs
- Running Long Jump
- Turbo-Javelin Women 300, Turbo-Javelin Men 400
- High Jump
Category D Events
- Pentathlon
Unified Team Competition Evens
- 100 M Dash
- Running Long Jump
- 4x100 Meter Unified Relay
LOCATIONS
Currently, Swimming is offered the following communities:
East
- Bellevue
- Blair
- Elkhorn
- Fremont
- Millard
- Omaha
- Papillion/LaVista
- West Point
East Central
- Beatrice
- Central City
- Filmore
- Lincoln
- Norfolk
- York
West
- Chadron
- Scottsbluff
West Central
- Cambridge
- Dundy County
- Grand Island
- Hastings
- Kearney
- Lexington
- McCook
- North Platte
Don't see your community listed above? Email us to learn more about how to get Track & Field started in your area!
