Their Common Life

By Jack McCallum from Bicycling

Bobby Lea is quiet. Syd Lea is exuberant. Bobby is an Olympic bike racer. Syd is a Special Olympics bike racer. One of these brothers just might need the other more than anyone ever imagined.

When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.
—Antisthenes, Greek philosopher

ON A CHILLY AUTUMN morning in Washington, DC, with the sun still catching its last bit of sleep, the Lea family clusters around the youngest, Syd, 26, getting him ready for a 110-kilometer ride they will take together at the Audi Best Buddies Challenge, an event that pairs mainstream and intellectually challenged riders.

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NBA To Put Spotlight On Athletes With Disabilities

By Michelle Diament from disabilityscoop

A group of athletes with intellectual disabilities is poised to take on some of the world’s best basketball players in a first-of-its-kind matchup.

As part of the NBA’s All-Star weekend later this month, a dozen Special Olympics athletes from across the country will team up with basketball legends Clyde Drexler, Chris Mullin, Dikembe Mutombo and Sam Perkins in addition to current WNBA players to play a unified game.

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