Press Releases
Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports, every day around the world. Here's what's happening world wide.
Special Olympics Announces New Global and Inaugural Champion Ambassador Programs
Chris Nikic—the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full IRONMAN®—leads star pack
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Coca-Cola Extends Partnership with Special Olympics Through 2023
The Coca-Cola Company is extending its partnership with Special Olympics International through 2023, building on more than a half-century of collaboration dating back to the organization’s inception in 1968.
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BWF and Special Olympics International Publish Global Development Strategy
Badminton World Federation (BWF) in collaboration with Special Olympics International (SOI) has published their Global Development Strategy to grow badminton and provide meaningful opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to be involved in all aspects of badminton.
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Kerry and Special Olympics Partnering Together to Inspire and Enable More Inclusive Communities
Kerry Group is extending its partnership with Special Olympics for another two years, including the commencement of a new relationship with Special Olympics Germany, the upcoming host country for the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023. As an Official Sponsor of Special Olympics, this new partnership is enabling both organisations to work better together to create more inclusive communities.
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Special Olympics and Hip Hop Public Health Announce Partnership to Promote Inclusion and Fight Childhood Obesity Through the Power of Dance
New signature hip hop song and music video targeted to youth with and without intellectual disabilities to launch on World Children’s Day
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All-Stars Gleyber Torres and Willson Contreras Revealed as the First MLB Players Named Special Olympics Global Ambassadors
Competitors on the Field Come Together to Support Global Movement of Inclusion
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Las Estrellas Gleyber Torres y Willson Contreras anunciados como los Primeros Jugadores de la MLB nombrados Embajadores Globales de Olimpiadas Especiales
Los Competidores en el Campo se unen para apoyar el Movimiento Mundial de la Inclusión
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Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 Launches Volunteer Registration
Berlin. With exactly 1000 days to go until the start of the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin, the volunteer program for the world's largest inclusive sporting event for people with intellectual and multiple disabilities has been launched.
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Maureen McCormick Named Special Olympics Global Ambassador
Legendary Actor to Advocate for Inclusion in Schools, Health Care Systems, and Communities
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Wins a Prestigious 2020 Content Marketing Award
Cleveland, OH, USA: The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) just announced Special Olympics Europe Eurasia won a 2020 Content Marketing Award for Best Use of Multichannel Social Media in Content Marketing for the Keeping Up with the Girls campaign.
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Special Olympics Announces Global Expansion of Initiative for Inclusion in Education for Young People with and without Intellectual Disabilities
Transformative Gift from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Will Promote Positive Social Change and Foster More Inclusive Societies
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Special Olympics Selects Kazan, Russia to Host Landmark World Winter Games in 2022
Kazan, Russia will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022 with a key aim of transforming the lives and prospects of people with intellectual disabilities across Russia.
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