Start: 8:00 am, Wednesday 10 December 2025
End: 6:00 pm, Sunday 14 December 2025
Website: Visit the 2025 National Summer Games information on the Special Olympics website
The National Summer Games is set to make its mark on Ōtautahi Christchurch this December!
It's posted as New Zealand’s premier event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. These Games include 11 sports held across eight different venues across the city.
- Athletics
- Football
- Powerlifting
- Basketball
- Bocce
- Swimming
- Equestrian
- Indoor Bowls
- Table Tennis
- Tenpin Bowling
- Golf (tbc)
Over 1,350 athletes are expected to attend, alongside coaches and support people. Volunteers and spectators are welcome to come along too.
June 2025 will see the Athlete Qualification for Tier 2 participants close.
Team registration closes in July 2025, and you can expect the initial Sports Programme to be confirmed by August 2025.
New Zealand boasts 42 Special Olympics clubs - check out our Sports section if you'd like to find out how your local club is taking part!
Venue
Ōtautahi Christchurch
Contact
Events Director
Liz Fitzgerald
events@specialolympics.org.nz
(+64) 27 582 3135
Sports Director
Gary Peacham
sport@specialolympics.org.nz
(+64) 21 274 6975
Communications Officer
Patrick Jones
comms@specialolympics.org.nz
(+64) 27 800 1156