City of Edinburg to host 2024 Special Olympics Spring Games

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Edinburg is partnering with the Special Olympics local chapter for the first time to host the annual Spring Games in April.

It will be the first time Edinburg hosts the annual two-day event, which is expected to bring over 1,500 adults and children to compete and showcase their abilities.

"Everybody has abilities. You just need to create a space for people to show them and give them opportunities to show them," said Lauro Garza, Area Director for Special Olympics Texas Rio Grande Valley and Laredo.

The Special Olympics RGV Spring Games event is set to be the largest turnout of athletes in Texas.

"We have been really working towards making sure that what we do has an impact on our whole community and that everybody should be included," said Ramiro Garza, Mayor of Edinburg. "These athletes have been working really hard and I would ask that everybody be there to cheer them on, because it just goes a long way."

The 2024 Special Olympics Spring Games will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 4, at the Richard R. Flores Stadium located on 1800 S. Stadium Dr. in Edinburg.

The first day of the Spring Games will be followed by a ceremony to honor the athletes at 9 a.m., Friday, April 5.