Europe Eurasia Stories
European Football Week #EFW2022
Over 35,000 participants across 45 countries participated in football events from 20 to 29 May to mark the new edition of European Football Week #EFW2022, supported by UEFA.
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Malta to Host First International Special Olympics Event in Europe Since Pandemic
Twenty-three delegations from across Europe and beyond will gather from 13 – 18 May for the Special Olympics Malta Invitational Games.
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UNITAR appoints David Evangelista to Advisory Board of the Division for Multilateral Diplomacy
UNITAR has appointed the President and Managing Director of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia David S. Evangelista to the Advisory Board of its Division for Multilateral Diplomacy.
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Special Olympics Faces of Basketball Reaches Audience of 418 Million
The website gathered training videos, events, profile cards and news stories on a unique platform to provide a hybrid online-offline experience of European Basketball Week 2021.
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Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan Celebrates One Year to Go AND New Partner!
With one year to go to Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022, Russian Railways have become an official partner of the Games!
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216 Host Towns Selected for 2023 Berlin World Games
Today, the Berlin Local Organizing Committee announced its Host Town Program, the largest communal inclusion project in Germany’s history.
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Special Olympics and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Announce Global Campaign for Inclusion
A Continuing Partnership to Further Work for Inclusion in Education Around the World.
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Niall Guite and Special Olympics Great Britain Launch Social Enterprise
Special Olympics Great Britain is launching first online art business led by Special Olympics athlete, leader and artist Niall Guite.
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‘I have so many dreams’--Meet Magnus!
At age 20, Magnus Orri Arnarson is already a role model for people with intellectual disabilities—and without—in Iceland...and beyond.
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Special Olympics Belgium Receives Grand Effie Award 2021
Special Olympics Belgium receives Grand Effie Award 2021 for Road to Sustained Success project.
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Gerald Mballe Receives the Integration of Refugees Through Sport Award 2021
Special Olympics Advisor and advocate for Unified with Refugees programme, Gerald Mballe has been shortlisted for the Integration of Refugees Through Sport Award (IRTS) Role Model Award.
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SOI Representatives Appraised how Kazan is getting ready for SO World Winter Games
They examined Special Olympics World Winter Games facilities and discussed further steps to prepare for the competitions.
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