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PHOTOS: Special Olympics Youth Sports Day

By July 10, 2026 | updated 1 hour ago

Elliott Gibbs, 7, shoots some hoops during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Elliott Gibbs, 7, shoots some hoops during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Elliott Gibbs, 7, shoots some hoops during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids and volunteers sit under a rainbow tarp during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Kids and volunteers sit under a rainbow tarp during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Padraig Monaghan, 6, crawls through an obstacle course during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Padraig Monaghan, 6, crawls through an obstacle course during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Howard Horton, 5, shoots hoops during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Howard Horton, 5, shoots hoops during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jaxson Leeper, 7, learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Jaxson Leeper, 7, learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids warm up before the start of a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Kids warm up before the start of a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids duck under a rainbow tarp during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Kids duck under a rainbow tarp during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
James Turk, 8, learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
James Turk, 8, learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids warm up before the start of a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Kids warm up before the start of a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jaxson Leeper, 7, takes a shot at the goal as he learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
Jaxson Leeper, 7, takes a shot at the goal as he learns how to play lacrosse during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
James Turk, 8, dunks the ball from his wheelchair during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.
James Turk, 8, dunks the ball from his wheelchair during a Youth Sports Day clinic for special olympics young athletes on Friday, July 10, 2026. Athletes learned basketball, street hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and dance during the event.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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