World & Regional Games Center

Major Special Olympics competitions around the world each year bring together athletes, families, coaches and fans. Get results from past games here.Overview of Special Olympics Competitions, Results and Schedules »

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The World Games

Alternating between summer and winter, the Special Olympics World Games are one of the world's largest sporting events, drawing as many, if not more, athletes than the Olympics. Every two years since 1968, athletes from more than 100 million nations have gathered to celebrate sport and showcase the abilities of people with intellectual disabilites. This prominent world stage brings attention to the Special Olympics movement and helps create positive, sometimes lifesaving policy change for people with intellectual disabilities in countries around the world.

Previous World Game Results

September 23 - September 26 2011 NIT
June 25 - July 4 2011 2011 Summer Games Greece

Regional Games

All across the world these Games represent the best of what Special Olympics is all about- showcasing the tremendous capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

Special Olympics operates in seven distinct parts of the world, and the games each Special Olympics Region holds are competitive and communal at the same time.


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Special Olympics Blog

CHOP Apologizes to Amelia Rivera

Late last night The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia issued an official apology to Amelia Rivera and her family for the denial of a kidney transplant due to her being “mentally retarded.”read more »

Posted on 2012-02-09 by Tim Shriver

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