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STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Special Olympics and WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced a multi-year extension of their global partnership to help create inclusion through sports. WWE will continue to support Special Olympics Unified Sports®, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

As part of a historic initiative to advance inclusive development worldwide for the youth of all abilities, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has provided the Special Olympics movement with a new grant of $8,500,000 USD to launch a Global Campaign for Inclusion in support of individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Major League Baseball (MLB) Players–New York Second Baseman Gleyber Torres and Chicago Catcher Willson Contreras–partner with Special Olympics athletes to launch Spanish-language fitness campaign: Escuela de Fuerza