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Olimpiadas Especiales ofrece competencias, programas e iniciativas en todo el mundo, todos los días del año. Descubre de qué se trata.
A World of Neglect
People with intellectual disabilities are society's most neglected population. Nearly 200 million people, or three percent of the world's population, have an intellectual disability, making it the largest disability population in the world.
A Dream to Grow On
A short film about the 1968 Special Olympics Games in Chicago, the event that launched the worldwide Special Olympics movement, narrated by U.S. Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson.SHOW MORE
2003 Games: The Power of Love to Change the World
In Ireland, Eunice reminds us of the punishing neglect that faces "the world's most innocent victims" and the path to dignity that Special Olympics provides.
1999 Games: Thirty Years of Progress
Mrs. Shriver marvels at the changes in expectations and attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities in the 30-year history of Special Olympics.
1997 Games: Look How Far You've Come
Mrs. Shriver welcomes the games to the "spirited, magnificent land of Canada," the host country of the 1997 World Winter Games, where some athletes competed at world-class levels.
1995 Games: Sport, Spirit and Splendor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver charges the Special Olympics athletes at the international competition to take their triumphs home, to say, "I represented my nation before all the world!"
1991 Games: Come To Our World
Mrs. Shriver opens the 1991 Summer Games with a reflection on the progress made in 23 years of Special Olympics and an invitation to the world to get involved.
1987 Games: Birth of a New Legend
"Tonight, in this great stadium, a new legend is born," Mrs. Shriver tells the audience at the 1987 Games. "You athletes are the heroes of that legend."
1979 Games: The Contest Can Last a Lifetime
Six Olympic medalists were in the stands when Eunice praised the courage of the Special Olympics athletes, whose fights for acceptance seem never to end.
1975 Games: An International Event
With seven nations represented at the 1975 Special Olympics Games, Mrs. Shriver declares, "We are here to celebrate how marvelous you are."
1972 Games: You are the True Champions
At the outset of the third U.S. Special Olympics Games, Mrs. Shriver welcomes the athletes and their families to two days of competition.
1968 Games: Eunice's Charge to the Athletes
Eunice's inspiring introduction to the world's first major athletic competition for people of all ages with intellectual disabilities.