Stories From the Field of Play
Win or lose, our athletes leave it all on the field. Read more about their triumphs, trials and trainings here.
Athletes and coaches, share your story at the bottom of the page!
Athletes and coaches, share your story at the bottom of the page!
Mohammed Mounir from Special Olympics Morocco
How the Coach’s lifetime commitment to promote tolerance and acceptance is changing the worldview of athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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European Football Week 2020
This year, European Football Week went digital. Welcome to Faces of Football!
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Special Olympics Chief Marketing Officer Highlights Pandora Collaboration on FUTRSPRT Podcast
Special Olympics Chief Marketing, Development & Communications Officer Kelli Seely was recently a guest on the FUTRSPRT podcast to discuss the Special Olympics’ collaboration with Pandora called the Special Olympics Champions playlist. She also discussed keeping athletes fit and engaged during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Special Olympics Chile Wins Big in First-Ever Unified eSports Tournament Held in Latin America
For the first time ever in Latin America, gamers with intellectual disabilities played alongside influencers, athletes and professional gamers in a Unified eSports tournament held on 30 July 2020 as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Chile. The teams competed in two FIFA 20 matches and attracted media, sponsor and influencer attention.
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What Apolo Ohno Learned from Sports
“Just like in the Olympics and just like right now, we have to get back up, we have to throw ourselves towards the finish line and we have to continuously keep adapting and reinventing ourselves.”
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Special Olympics Online Learning Portal is Going Global!
After many months of work, Special Olympics is bursting with excitement to share that our online coach education courses are now available in even more global languages.
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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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Special Olympics Gymnast from California Leads Free Workouts alongside WWE Becky Lynch
Professional video shoots are full of flashing lights, loud noises and new scenarios. For someone with autism who has sensitivity to flashing lights, this setting can be overwhelming and intimidating. But Greg did not let that stop him from participating in the School of Strength fitness series.
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Podcast Highlights ESPN and Special Olympics Relationship
Special Olympics has come a long way since 1968 and now it goes beyond just sports. In the past two weeks, the Landscape Podcast, a series of episodes highlighting people, programs and businesses changing the landscape for individuals with any type of disability, has focused on Special Olympics and ESPN.
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From Teammate to Official
How a Love of Football Helps Hassam Set Goals and Accomplish Them
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Share Your Story
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