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Athletes at Inaugural Special Olympics European Union Day to Champion Inclusion at the Heart of Europe

Table tennis match with European Union logo displayed in the background
[Brussels, Belgium – 22 September 2025] Marking one of the highlight events of the 10th anniversary of European Week of Sport, the very first Special Olympics European Union (SO EU) Day will bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities, EU leaders, and citizens for two days of sport, dialogue, and action.
Athletes

Special Olympics Oklahoma Athlete Stuns with Singing and Speed

By RJ Nealon, September 22, 2025
The picture shows a male Special Olympics athlete holding a microphone. He's singing the US national anthem.
Twelve delegations in total will soon march into Devon Park, signaling the start of the parade of athletes.
In the News

Organizational Development, The Heartbeat of Inclusion

Six people sit around a table with computers, folders, pens and paper. Jimmy Masina addresses them from his seat.
Behind the scenes, another kind of work is quietly shaping these moments, Organizational Development (OD).
Community Impact

Special Olympics Senegal Celebrates World Youth Skills Day and International Youth Day

Thirteen athletes in matching white t-shirts stand together for a group photo.
Special Olympics Senegal brought together athletes, families, partners, and supporters to mark World Youth Skills Day and International Youth Day.
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Special Olympics Presented with the Fair Play Award for Peace 2025

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The President of the European Fair Play Movement and the Italian National Fair Play Committee and Panathlon Wallonie-Bruxelles awarded Special Olympics the Fair Play Award for Peace 2025.
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Motor Activity Training Program

Young girl being held up to put a basketball into the basket.
MATP is our Special Olympics movement-based sport program for athletes with profound intellectual disabilities who have high support needs.
Athletes

2025 SONA Softball Championship Start Off with Exhibition Game Between Two Elite Foes

By RJ Nealon, September 19, 2025
The photo shows an outdoor softball field. A player is at home plate hitting the ball. You can see the crowd behind them.
It’s a humid sunny day in Oklahoma City at Devon Park. The sun shines from the northwest corner of OGE Energy Field, with shade covering a part of the third baseline.
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Special Olympics and Badminton World Federation Mark Milestone with Global Impact Report

A woman wearing a black hijab and an orange Special Olympics jacket stands beside a man in an orange Special Olympics shirt and glasses, both behind a wooden podium with a microphone, in front of a red and white event backdrop.
[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 19, 2025] Special Olympics (SOI) and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) unveiled the Special Olympics Badminton Impact Report 2020–2024 today at a celebration held courtside during the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Badminton Competition in Bukit Kiara, Malaysia.
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Families Take the Lead

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Families have always been central to the Special Olympics movement, yet their voices have often been underrepresented in organizational decisions.
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Nothing Stronger Than Ohana

A family of four take a group photo.
Twins, Luke and Jaycie arrived together, just a minute apart, but their paths unfolded differently.
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