Special Olympics National Games

Key points

• Twenty Northern Beaches athletes will compete at this year's Special Olympics National Games in Melbourne in October. They will take part in swimming, basketball, tennis, tenpin bowling and golf.
• The event marks 50 years since the Special Olympics first held an event in Australia. Rex Langthorne, chair of Special Olympics Sydney Northern Beaches, says the program gives athletes with intellectual disability a chance to show what they can do.
• Fundraising, including a polar plunge at Dee Why Rock Pool, helps cover uniforms and travel costs.