Historias
Estas historias globales tratan sobre el poder de Olimpiadas Especiales para inspirar esperanza, confianza y valentía. Olimpiadas Especiales cambia las vidas de nuestros atletas con discapacidades intelectuales, pero también las de nuestros entrenadores, familias, voluntarios y otras personas que tienen la oportunidad de participar.
Coronavirus Outbreak: What You Need to Know
Special Olympics latest news and frequently asked questions
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Israel National Football Championship Embraces Special Olympics
One very special day in late 2019, a group of athletes from Special Olympics Israel had the experience of a lifetime. They escorted the players of Hapoel Haifa onto the pitch ahead of a national championship match!
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Special Olympics Great Britain Panel Shares Inclusive Message at ESPN
A very warm welcome awaited representatives of Special Olympics when ESPN UK’s head office in London opened its doors for a special one-hour “Meet and Greet” session with the members of their staff in early February.
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Ken: Making a Better World
Through Unified Leadership, we are bringing people together to learn from each other & build a more inclusive world.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Special Olympics Board Vice Chair, Loretta Clairborne, celebrates Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the female athletes who have contributed to the movement over the last 50 years.
Zambullida polar® para Olimpiadas Especiales
Cada año, los valientes se alinean para darse un chapuzón en el hielo: ¡el Polar Plunge! El Polar Plunge, que a veces se celebra junto con la Carrera de la Antorcha de las Fuerzas del Orden, es una gran iniciativa de recaudación de fondos para las Olimpiadas Especiales y sus atletas.
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Singer Andy Grammer Shares His Excitement about Being a Coach for the NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game
The Special Olympics movement is driven by our volunteers with more than 1.1 million donating their time and expertise. Andy Grammer, triple-platinum singer/songwriter, stepped up this year as a volunteer coach for the 2020 NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game.
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The Power of Youth Leadership: Driving Unified Sports in Sweden
In 2019, Isak Langfors and Olle Ekman from Uppsala in Sweden had a simple dream—to ensure that young people with intellectual disabilities in their city could experience the joy of football.
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Gaining Confidence with Micheline
In finding inclusion, Micheline also found confidence and independence.
Speed Skater from Dehli Triumphs in Sweden
On 1 February 2020, 300 remarkable athletes from 20 different countries gathered in Åre and Östersund for the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games.
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"I completely nailed it" – Special Olympics Great Britain Skater Clinches Silver!
One thing that’s clear during the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2020 is the powerful sense of comradery: everyone seemed to cheer everyone else on.
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Special Olympics Named Among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100M Grant
Global expansion of Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools was announced as one of the top proposals in helping to solve one of the world’s most crucial social challenges
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