The United States Tennis Association recently invited the Delaware County Special Olympics to the U.S. Open, which is currently going on at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.

Special Olympics Delco was asked to bring four athletes for a 20-minute demonstration tennis tournament with other Special Olympics athletes from various counties in Pennsylvania and New York.

SOPA Delco provides a year-round training and competitive sports program for Delaware County children and adults with intellectual disabilities and/or closely related developmental disabilities.

The program provides training and competitions in over 15 sports and leadership programs across about 20 facilities in the county.

Eligible athletes are all adults and all children at least eight years old

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