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Carolyn Phillips

Carolyn Phillips has been working in the Communications and Brand Department for over two years, where she has had the ability to attend some amazing events and meet so many awesome people. Before joining Special Olympics International, she was a volunteer at the Rio 2016 Olympics, the Austria 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and the Los Angeles 2015 Special Olympics World Games. She has coached Special Olympics swimming in Pennsylvania and worked in the Special Olympics New York and Special Olympics Southern California offices.

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Haseeb Abbasi at Opening Ceremony
Athletes

Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers at the World Games

Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers have been busy at the 2019 World Games!
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An athlete participating in MATP celebrates with her coach after shooting a basket.
In the News

Motor Activity Training Program Proves Sports are for Everyone

At the 2019 World Games, 37 Motor Activity Training Program athletes showed the world that people of all levels of ability can participate and benefit from athletic programs.
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Jimmy blows a red whistle while officiating a floor hockey game at the 2017 World Winter Games in Austria.
Athletes

Jimmy Masina, Football Official for the Abu Dhabi 2019 World Games

Jimmy Masina is an athlete leader from South Africa and works as an Office Assistant for Special Olympics Africa.
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Daniel Smrokowski and Jenny Fortner sit outside during an interview.
Athletes

Abu Dhabi Daily Show Launches

Athlete Leader Daniel Smrokowski Interviews New Special Olympics Board Member Jennifer Fortner.
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Jasmine stands on the stage with a microphone in her hand.
Athletes

Acceptance and Inclusion

Jasmine is an athlete leader from Pakistan. She is a Board Member for Special Olympics Pakistan and Co-Chair of the Athlete Input Council for Special Olympics Asia Pacific.
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Crystal and Matthew hugging one another for a wedding photo.
Athletes

Happy Valentine’s Day from Matthew and Crystal

Valentine’s Day is a day meant to share with your significant other how much they mean to you, the difference it makes having them in your life, and most importantly how much you love each other.
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Kevin stands staring after the softball he just threw with his right hand. His hand is still extended. He has a softball mitt on his left hand.
Athletes

Kevin Brown Joins the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s International Executive Council

My name is Kevin Brown, and I am a Special Olympics athlete from New York. I work for the FBI, and I was recently chosen to serve on the LETR International Executive Council.
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The Egyptian Unified Football team and the Egyptian President lined with 3 Egyptian flags on each side.
Athletes

Special Olympics Egypt Unified Women’s Team Awarded Order of Sports Merit

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, has awarded Special Olympics Egypt's female Unified Football team the Order of Sports Merit for the first time in history.
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Nyasha Derere from Zimbabwe speaks on stage as a panelist during the Global Athlete Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has on a blue collard shirt with a black jacket that is adorned with Special Olympics and iInclusion pins. A representative is sitting to his left.
Athletes

New Chair of the Global Athlete Congress Elected

Voted in as the NEW Chair of the Global Athletes Congress, Nyasha Derere will serve as a member of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics.
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A female athlete leader holds a microphone as she talks at an event. People in the background listen to her.
In the News

The Global Athlete Congress – Leaders for Inclusion

Special Olympics, in partnership with Kantar, conducted research on the role of attitudes in promoting inclusion in friendships, communities, health, education, and jobs.
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