Athlete Jonathan Henry and Assistant Coach Mario Richard Image: Courtesy of Special Olympics New Brunswick

Special Olympics athlete from N.B. headed to Italy

Tara Clow March 6, 2025 12:08 pm Last Updated on December 5, 2025 3:16 pm

Two New Brunswickers are headed to Turin, Italy, to represent Canada.

Jonathan Henry of Dieppe will be looking for gold in speed skating at the Special Olympics World Winter Games.

Mario Richard of Tracadie-Sheila is also headed to the Games as an assistant coach for figure skating.

More than 1,500 athletes from around the world will compete in eight sports from March 8 to 15.

The Special Olympics World Games in Turin are set to be the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event of 2025.

Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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