Eunice Kennedy Shriver will be honored with the prestigious Arthur Ashe Courage Award during the live broadcast of the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards (ESPYS) on ABC on 12 July. Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver will accept the award on behalf of his mother and the entire Special Olympics movement, especially its athletes. Eight athletes will join him on stage for what is sure to be an amazing moment of television. Tune in to see it all LIVE on ABC at 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern on 12 July.

Twenty-one years ago, Loretta Claiborne made history when she received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during that year's broadcast of the ESPY Awards. This year, as she prepares to watch Eunice Kennedy Shriver be honored with the same award, Loretta has published a blog post looking back at what the ESPY and the amazing woman who will receive it this year means to her. Thinking about her own relationship with Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Loretta writes, "When society told us no, she opened her doors. She saw potential in differences and instead of ignoring us, she embraced us — changing the world in the process." Read more.