Press Releases

[Kigali, Rwanda – 17 September 2024] In recognition of Special Olympics Rwanda’s continued excellence in inclusive education, the country will play host to 50 delegates from 11 countries for the Special Olympics Africa Unified Champion Schools Workshop from 24 – 26 September at the Four Point Sheraton.

[Chelan, WA - September 17, 2024] Rockit™ Apple, the world's first perfectly snack-sized apple, is honored to announce that they are moving into the third year of partnership with Special Olympics for fall 2024 and into 2025.

August 2024 – Buffalo, New York – RAZL LLC is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership. Beginning September 1st, 2024, Embrace the Difference®, the heartfelt jewelry line designed by Robyn Zimmer, will join forces with Special Olympics, the global organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities through sports. Together, they will promote their shared commitment to inclusion.

Special Olympics Kenya will host the region’s largest annual gathering—the Special Olympics Africa Leadership Conference with sponsor A Very Special Christmas

Special Olympics is proud to welcome the 2024 – 2026 class of U.S. Youth Ambassadors.

[Washington, D.C. - 22 July 2024] A study released today from the Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education reveals that 64% of educators and 77% of parents of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) view AI as a potentially powerful mechanism to promote more inclusive classrooms and close educational gaps between students with and without IDD.

Awarded each year to honour an exceptional contribution to human betterment, the coveted prize will be presented to Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, at a Ceremony on 23 October in the 2000 year-old Rotunda of Thessaloniki, Greece

June 26, 2024 – Special Olympics, Inc. and The Coca‑Cola Company today announced an eight-year extension of their longstanding global partnership, rooted in the shared values of championing inclusion.

SOEE launches video highlight stories of refugees Ali and Sasha, whose lives have been transformed thanks to the Unified with Refugees Program

Players work alongside airline's Special Olympics Service Ambassadors at O'Hare International Airport for the day to help drive awareness of organization's travel needs | Through United's Miles on a Mission platform, loyalty customers are able to donate their unused airline miles to Special Olympics to support athletes

Golf fans of all abilities can register now for the Unified Fore Joy ProAm

Melville, NY (USA) – May 13, 2024: Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced that it has extended through 2025 its existing partnership with Special Olympics to support health screening and education to and among its athletes at select events around the world.