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[Chur, Switzerland – 24 March 2026] The road to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029 has reached a key milestone this week with the official agreement signing in Chur, Switzerland. From 10 – 17 March 2029, Switzerland will host the 2029 Games, sending a strong message of equality and active inclusion.

The Special Olympics Africa Region hosted its 22nd annual Africa Leadership Conference, welcoming 110 delegates from 38 Special Olympics Programs across the continent for four days of collaboration, learning, and strategic alignment. The conference took place in Johannesburg from March 23 to March 26, 2026.

[Washington, DC, USA – 19 March 2026] Special Olympics announced a three-year grant agreement with Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), whose mission is to create a truly mobile society that will help people around the world live better lives.

[Johannesburg, South Africa - 24 February 2026] Today, the Special Olympics Africa Regional Youth Leadership Summit kicked off in Johannesburg, bringing together youth with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to build leadership skills and strengthen youth-led change across schools and communities.

[Washington, DC - 20 de febrero de 2026] Los adultos con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (IDD) tienen nueve veces más probabilidades de informar un diagnóstico de ansiedad o depresión y experimentan una carga de síntomas de salud mental significativamente mayor, según un nuevo estudio publicado hoy en JAMA Network Open.

[París, Francia - 19 de febrero de 2026] El 19 de febrero, más de 200 atletas de Olimpiadas Especiales, socios unificados (atletas sin discapacidades intelectuales) y medios de comunicación se reunieron en el Ayuntamiento de París, Francia, para un momento histórico: la presentación oficial de los 12 equipos masculinos y 12 equipos femeninos seleccionados para competir en la Copa Mundial de Fútbol Unificado de Olimpiadas Especiales París 2026.

[Washington, DC, USA – 30 January 2026] Special Olympics International has named Sven Albrecht Regional President and Managing Director of its Europe Eurasia region, effective 1 April 2026.

[San Diego, California, EE. UU. - 29 de enero de 2026] El Consejo Americano de Ejercicio (ACE) y Olimpiadas Especiales Internacionales han anunciado una extensión de dos años de su asociación para promover aún más la inclusión y la accesibilidad en el fitness.

[Washington, DC, USA - January 28, 2026] For more than a decade, Special Olympics has claimed its place on Super Bowl Radio Row, bringing Special Olympics athletes alongside international celebrity supporters and partners to challenge perceptions and raise the standard for what true inclusion looks like.

[Santiago, Chile, 26 de enero de 2026]. Los Juegos Mundiales de Special Olympics Santiago 2027 presentaron el logo del evento, un símbolo poderoso y multifacético que refleja el dinamismo del movimiento global y el espíritu chileno.

[Washington, DC, USA - 22 January 2026] Special Olympics has issued a powerful global call to action, warning that the world is facing a critical shortage of teachers that threatens the future of millions of students, most critically, learners with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).