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Tyrice Keen Athlete of the Month Tyrice Keen has been a Special Olympics Colorado athlete for the past 8 years. He initially got involved through a teacher in his school’s
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Peter Failla Athlete of the Month Peter has been a Special Olympics Colorado athlete for 4 years. When he first got involved, he competed in skiing. “While he enjoyed skiing
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Maria Sanchez Castaneda Athlete of the Month Maria has been a dedicated athlete with Special Olympics Colorado since last year. She was introduced to the program by Nancy Lopez and
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The sister duo, Gabriella and Julianna Martin, are set to compete in the Unified tennis competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany. The Martins, who began their
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James Turk Athlete of the Month James has recently become a Special Olympics Colorado athlete and has been competing for about 6 months. He first got involved after his mom,
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