The medals at the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games will be attached to a special ribbon.
The ribbons for the medals were designed by Prince George Special Olympics Athlete Chase Caron.
“When we were talking about, how do we make sure athletes have a critical role to play in all the planning, all the organizing, one of the things that was discussed was the medal ribbon,” said SOBC Games Director of Public Relations Shirley Bond.
“Athletes are coming here from all across the province to compete, they are athletes, they practice, they train hard, and they want to win medals.”
According to Bond, having the ribbon designed by an athlete is a first for the Special Olympics BC Games.
“To design the ribbon for the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games medals, I wanted to choose elements that represent Special Olympics as a whole,” Caron said.
“That meant showing a mix of our core values, like inclusion, perseverance, and teamwork. I also wanted to include the background of the province, since this is an important provincial competition for our athletes, from all across British Columbia.”
Caron has been a Special Olympics athlete for 12 years, and will be competing in basketball at the games this summer.
The games will take place across several venues in Prince George from July 10th to 12th.
Bond noted they’re still in need of volunteers for a wide variety of roles.
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