Press Releases

[Rome, Italy – 13 February 2025] Toyota, as a global partner of Special Olympics® and Mobility Partner for Special Olympics Winter World Games Torino 2025, has started delivering the first vehicles destined for the event, scheduled from March 8 to 15, 2025.

[New Orleans, LA – January 29, 2025] For the past 12 years, Special Olympics has built its unified presence on Super Bowl Media Row, inviting Special Olympics athletes and international celebrity supporters and partners to help change perceptions of what a more inclusive world can, and should be.

[Washington, D.C. – 27 January 2025] The international Board of Directors for Special Olympics elected new members Amb. Mathilde Mukantabana and Mr. Russell Wolff and returning members Mr. Angelo Moratti and Ms. Loretta Claiborne.

[Washington, D.C. — 24 January 2025] — Coinciding with the International Day of Education, Special Olympics today issued an urgent call to action, rallying governments, civil society, and international organizations around the globe to commit to robust financing that will transform education systems for learners of all abilities.

[Turin, Italy – 12 December] The countdown is on to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 (Winter Games) which will be staged in Turin, Italy.

The President will host a dinner honoring Special Olympics athletes as they prepare to compete at the upcoming Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin in March 2025.

[Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Thursday, 21 November 2024] The Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education celebrated a significant milestone at its global summit under the theme of “Inclusion for Tomorrow.”

[ New York, New York – November 20, 2024] Qloo, the leading AI for predicting global consumer tastes and preferences, today announced its partnership with Special Olympics to enhance the non-profit organization’s fundraising efforts.

[Bucharest, Romania - October 25, 2024] Special Olympics Europe Eurasia, in collaboration with Special Olympics Romania, is organizing the conference "Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across the Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Region."

[Thessaloniki – 18 October 2024] The 5th Empress Theophano Prize, aiming to highlight those persons or organisations in Europe and beyond who embody European and universal values, is presented to Special Olympics and its Chairman, Dr. Timothy Shriver.

[Umbria, Italy - Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/] At the first-ever G7 Ministers' Meeting on Inclusion and Disability, held in Umbria, Italy from October 14 – 16, 2024, Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis commended attending governments for pledging to take actionable steps to remove barriers for persons with disabilities, but called on leaders to commit to more ambitious financing and to institutionalize advancing disability rights in all subsequent G7 presidencies.

Special Olympics, Inc. and Special Children's Charities have resolved their dispute regarding Special Children's Charities' use of the name, "Special Olympics Chicago," and reached a confidential settlement agreement in the United States District Court lawsuit.