Special Olympics Arkansas Staff Member
Selected as Sports Manager for
Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025
Director of Sports, Training, and Competition Irvin Humphrey
In March 2025, Special Olympics USA will travel over 4,000 miles to Torino, Italy to compete with athletes from around the world, and Arkansas will have a representative in attendance. Special Olympics Arkansas Director of Sports, Training, and Competition Irvin Humphrey has been selected as a sports manager for Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025! As a sports manager, he will organize, prepare, and provide communication and administrative leadership to athletes and coaches in his respective sport.
Irvin also attended 2023 Special Olympics World Games Berlin as the assistant golf coach. He worked alongside two athletes: Grace Anne from Virginia and Pryce from Alabama. Irvin’s opportunities with athletes around the nation and the world have equipped him to further opportunities for athletes in Arkansas!
“I am honored to have been selected as a Sports Manager for SO USA! I get to work with some of the best winter sports athletes and coaches in the world. I will be working with the Figure Skating and Speed Skating teams, and making sure they have an amazing experience! One of my favorite things about World Games is seeing the growth of athletes and coaches from a competitive standpoint as well as watching the team come together and become a family during the entire experience. There is nothing like it!”
Irvin will be a part of Special Olympics USA that is composed of 101 athletes and Unified partners, 32 coaches, and 27 delegation members who support team operations. World Games culminates the entire Special Olympics movement as athletes from across the globe come together to celebrate their victories and inspire global acceptance, understanding, and unity. Over 1,500 athletes from 102 countries will compete in 8 winter sports and showcase the determination of people with intellectual disabilities and the power of inclusion through sport.
To follow Special Olympics USA, visit www.specialolympicsusa.org and follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/specialolympicsusa, Twitter:@specialolyUSA and Instagram:@specialolympicsusa.
Irvin also attended 2023 Special Olympics World Games Berlin as the assistant golf coach. He worked alongside two athletes: Grace Anne from Virginia and Pryce from Alabama. Irvin’s opportunities with athletes around the nation and the world have equipped him to further opportunities for athletes in Arkansas!
“I am honored to have been selected as a Sports Manager for SO USA! I get to work with some of the best winter sports athletes and coaches in the world. I will be working with the Figure Skating and Speed Skating teams, and making sure they have an amazing experience! One of my favorite things about World Games is seeing the growth of athletes and coaches from a competitive standpoint as well as watching the team come together and become a family during the entire experience. There is nothing like it!”
Irvin will be a part of Special Olympics USA that is composed of 101 athletes and Unified partners, 32 coaches, and 27 delegation members who support team operations. World Games culminates the entire Special Olympics movement as athletes from across the globe come together to celebrate their victories and inspire global acceptance, understanding, and unity. Over 1,500 athletes from 102 countries will compete in 8 winter sports and showcase the determination of people with intellectual disabilities and the power of inclusion through sport.
To follow Special Olympics USA, visit www.specialolympicsusa.org and follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/specialolympicsusa, Twitter:@specialolyUSA and Instagram:@specialolympicsusa.
Published September 2024
