Atkinson named as Champion Ambassador of the Special Olympics Movement

Coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, swimming sensation and Olympian, Alia Atkinson has been named as Champion Ambassador of the Special Olympics Movement.

She serves as the first competing Olympic athlete with such a role in the Caribbean, and has pledged her support to ensuring the public, both in the Caribbean and worldwide, appreciate the grit, perseverance and courage demonstrated by these athletes with different abilities.

Keisha Hill