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Monster Mini Golf Teams Up with Special Olympics for Nationwide Fundraising Campaign

[Charlotte, NC - 2 November 2026] Monster Mini Golf is teaming up with Special Olympics this November for a nationwide fundraising campaign supporting Special Olympics athletes and programs at all 43 locations throughout North America.
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ESPN Joins as Global Broadcast Partner of the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027

The Global Broadcast Partner of Special Olympics will bring coverage of the first Special Olympics World Games held in Latin America to the world.
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PAHO and Special Olympics International sign framework agreement to advance inclusive health for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Washington, D.C., 26 October 2026 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Special Olympics International (SOI) have signed a Framework Agreement to strengthen cooperation on health systems that are inclusive of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across the Region of the Americas.
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Brightspot Joins as International Sponsor of the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027

[Santiago, Chile - 27 October 2026] From 16 – 24 October 2027, Santiago, Chile, will host the Special Olympics World Games, the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America.
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Donation from Forvis Mazars Helps Special Olympics Athletes Embrace Health, Wellness, and Opportunity

[WASHINGTON, D.C. – 21 October 2026] Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, today announced a $200,000 donation to Special Olympics International through the Forvis Mazars Foundation.
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Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Announced as Main Sponsor of the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027

The Coca-Cola Company builds on the 55-plus-year partnership with Special Olympics and supports the organization's first World Games in Latin America
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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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Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport, every day around the world.
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