Special Olympics Torch Run Returns To Howard County Thursday

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Howard County police officers and five Special Olympics athletes will receive the Special Olympic Torch, known as the “Flame of Hope,” Thursday as part of the Maryland Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The event returns fully in-person for the first time since 2019.

Since the beginning of June, thousands of law enforcement officers and Special Olympics Maryland athletes across the state have the Special Olympic Torch hundreds of miles to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics Maryland.

Howard County police will receive the Special Olympics Torch Thursday morning in Ellicott City at Centennial Park. Law enforcement officers will carry the torch with the assistance of Special Olympics athletes for approximately six miles on roadways around the park.

Howard County Department of Corrections will swear-in Howard County Special Olympics athletes as honorary law enforcement officers.