Atletas
Los atletas son el corazón de Olimpiadas Especiales. Nuestros atletas son niños y adultos con discapacidad intelectual de todo el mundo: ¡5,6 millones y seguimos sumando! Encuentran éxito, alegría y amistad en nuestra comunidad global. ¡Y además se divierten muchísimo!
Inclusive Fitness for All: Meet Banele
Banele is a South Africa athlete and athlete leader who built on his basketball and athletics skills to become a coach. Then, he became decided to share his training techniques with others in his community.
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Special Olympics Athlete Turns Passion for Politics into Career
Born with Down syndrome, Reilly defies stereotypes every day through sport, leadership and employment, exemplifying the value people with intellectual disabilities bring to all facets of life.
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Team Player on the Field—And Off
Michel needed a job to support his mother and younger siblings, but he had yet to develop the social and adaptive skills that are so necessary in the workplace. Among other things, he had to adapt to working and communicating with a variety of people.
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Chris Nikic Continues to Make News as First Person with Down Syndrome to Compete at IRONMAN
A month before Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida athlete, becomes the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a full IRONMAN race on 7 November 2020, he is taking the media by storm as a groundbreaking and high performance athlete.
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Proving Abilities, Shattering Low Expectations: Meet Youssef
Youssef saw his friends beaten and bullied, then he was beaten and bullied—all because they have intellectual disabilities. Instead of giving up, he became determined to show the world that people with ID can do anything “if only we are given the chance.”
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Take Care of Yourself and Your Mental Health—World Mental Health Day
“Take care of yourself and move forward” has been Joe Wu’s motto during these last few months. No longer able to compete and to practice on a regular basis, Wu—like so many others—has turned to virtual ways to connect and uplift those around him.
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Welcome to My World with Ben Collins, Special Olympics Athlete and Operations Specialist
Special Olympics Operations Specialist Ben Collins Talks with Dr. Andreas Heinecke, founder of Dialogue in the Dark, on World Sight Day 2020
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Special Olympics Athlete Publishes New Book
David Egan has written about his life and unique perspective in a book titled More Alike Than Different: My Life with Down Syndrome.
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Special Olympics Athlete Goes Above and Beyond With the FBI
Kevin Brown has overcome just about every obstacle put in front of him. He’s never let failure or people giving him a hard time stop him from doing what he loves. But most of all, he puts others first, leads by example and goes above and beyond, even in these uncertain times.
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From Fear to Triumph: Meet Stephanie
Through sports, Special Olympics athletes build skills and become leaders—on the field and in the community. Stephanie Handojo can tell you all about it! For Stephanie, swimming has been a great way to shatter stereotypes about the skills and stamina of people with Down syndrome. But to do this, she had to overcome many obstacles, including a huge one: her fear of water.
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Nitzeida: Working for Inclusion All Her Life
Nitzeida was 11 when her mother died and her grandmother took her in, even as some of her siblings were living in the streets of Panama City. These were rough times, but one day Nitzeida saw something that gave her hope.
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Special Olympics Athletes Included as Virtual Fans for NBA Game
To say everything is a bit different these days is an understatement. But the NBA is doing everything it can to make things feel normal.
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