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Team Virginia has won 12 medals at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

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Team Virginia has its first gold in the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, a gold in pickleball, earned by Dominick Powell and Keith Walker, a Unified pair from Henrico County.

The 57-athlete Virginia contingent has earned 12 medals – the gold, four silvers and seven bronzes.

The 2026 Games run through June 27 in Minneapolis.

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