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Meet the World Games Athletes: Shane Baxter

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Shane is dedicated, determined, and has his priorities all set out.
In the News

The First Athletes Arrive in Abu Dhabi

New Zealand dancers performing in front of a group of athletes at the airport.
2019 World Games athletes have already begun to arrive in Abu Dhabi.
Athletes

Special Olympics Cheer is Leading the Way to Inclusion

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It was a successful and amazing week at the International Cheer Union’s World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando. The first Special Olympics Division was launched with 5 US National teams competing in Unified and Traditional Cheer, Unified and Traditional Pom, and Unified Hip Hop. All 5 teams brought home a Gold medal.
Athletes

2019 Trinidad & Tobago Beach Games

Athletes and coaches pose in front of the open water swim course.
Over 175 athletes, coaches, and volunteers descended on Last Cuevas Beach in Trinidad for the 4th annual Special Olympics Beach Games.
In the News

Special Olympics Mourns President George HW Bush

George Bush hugging Loretta Claiborne at the White House
President George H.W. Bush will be forever celebrated and memorialized by people with disabilities for his signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
In the News

Ephraim & Arnold's Bond Embodies Togetherness

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ephraim Mohlakane sitting next to one another in chairs shaking hands.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has reconnected with Ephraim Mohlakane, a Special Olympics athlete, Board member, and former Global Messenger.
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What Apolo Ohno Learned from Sports

Daniel interviewing Apolo Ohno
“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.”
Inclusion Works

What Inclusion Means to Me

What Inclusion Means to Me
Haseeb Abbasi of Pakistan says including people of all abilities simply makes the world a better place.
Inclusion Works

Athlete Leadership Means to Me…

Athlete Leadership Means to Me…
For Special Olympics Nigeria athlete Stanley, leadership can motivate people with, and without, intellectual disabilities to play and work together—because Inclusion Works! Join our #InclusionRevolution—sign the Pledge!
Athletes

Friendship Turned Leadership: How Youth Leaders are Shaping an Inclusive Future

By Miryam Abraham, March 14, 2025
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For Louis Kleemeyer and Tim Pietrowski from Germany, being part of the Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Council has been nothing short of life-changing.
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