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Minute Media and Special Olympics Announce Formal Partnership

Man making free through on the basketball court.
Minute Media kickstarted a multi-year partnership with Special Olympics at their 2022 USA Games with the goal of amplifying the importance of inclusivity in sports through community work and content creation
Community Impact

Special Olympics North Dakota Coach Teaches Athletes to be Successful Away from the Game

By RJ Nealon, June 25, 2021
Two Special Olympics North Dakota coaches sit on the grass.
Special Olympics North Dakota head coach David Schultheis has been around the world with Special Olympics. But even with the worldwide experience, Schultheis says his favorite memory actually happened a little closer to home: at a swim meet in North Carolina.
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Resurgence Of ‘R-Word’ Alarms Disability Advocates

five girls standing in front of r-word signage.
The following is an excerpt detailing Special Olympics’ work to stop the use of the R-Word and the rise in the use of the term in recent times.
In the News

A special role for ‘Play Unified. Learn Unified.’ at SNFestival

A group of people run towards the camera and across a finish line holding banners and waving their arms in the air.
Special Olympics athletes were honoured to play an important role in the recent Summer Nostos Festival (SNFestival)—a multifaceted international arts, sports and education festival organised every June by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation in Athens, Greece.
Athletes

Catching Up With Hillary

Hillary smiling at an indoor swimming pool.
For Autism Awareness Month, we get fitness advice and tips from a wise Health Messenger.

Grace Payne

Grace Payne - Special Olympics New Zealand
Special Olympics New Zealand - Basketball, Powerlifting
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17-year-old Bocce athlete from Saudi Arabia Gets Ready For Special Olympics World Games 2019

Sara Feldman sitting on a Bocce court holding a bocce ball looking up at the camera and smiling.
17-year-old Sara Feldman is one of fourteen female athletes from Saudi Arabia that will be competing in the upcoming Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games 2019.
Europe Eurasia Stories

Lithuania Welcomes First Edition of the Special Olympics Baltic Games presented by Toyota

Two teams playing basketball indoors at the Special Olympics Baltic Games
The Special Olympics Baltic Games presented by Toyota brought together almost 100 athletes from the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) to compete in three sports disciplines. Its first edition, hosted in Druskininkai, Lithuania, took place 28 – 30 April 2026 and saw athletes competing in Unified basketball, bocce, and swimming.
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