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Excellence in Sports Leadership in Kenya

Special Olympics Kenya will host the region’s largest annual gathering—the Special Olympics Africa Leadership Conference with sponsor A Very Special Christmas
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Special Olympics Welcomes the Newest Cohort of U.S. Youth Ambassadors

Special Olympics is proud to welcome the 2024 – 2026 class of U.S. Youth Ambassadors.
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No One Left Behind: Landmark Special Olympics Study Reveals Concern About Disability Representation in Development of AI Technologies

AI’s potential to empower young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and create more inclusive classrooms is currently under-utilized, despite educator and parent support for the technology
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Special Olympics Receives Prestigious Empress Theophano Prize

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
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A Historic Collaboration: Special Olympics and The Coca-Cola Company Extend Global Partnership Through 2031

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.
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Special Olympics Highlights its Powerful Work with Refugees to Mark World Refugee Day 2024

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

Special Olympics, the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee are complementary organizations, each one a testimony to the power of sport.
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