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Inclusion on Display at the Badminton World Federation’s 10th Members’ Forum and Annual General Meeting

Five people speak on a panel
11 May 2022 – Last week, Special Olympics participated in the Badminton World Federation’s 10th Members’ Forum and Annual General Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sport and Competition

World Winter Games Austria 2017

5 Cross Country Skiers skiing across the snow as a coach watches.
Graz and Schladming, Austria • 14 – 25 March 2017
Athletes

Egypt’s President hires the Special Olympics Athlete Dina Galal

By Noha Gaballah, August 12, 2016
Dina Galal being embraced and kissed on the top of the head by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. President President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is seated at a dinner table wearing a blue suite, white shirt and blue tie. Also pictured is a seated man (to the left) smiling and wearing a black suite, white shirt and red tie with a gold pin on his left lapel.
The president of Egypt has embraced the challenge of involving people with different abilities in the community by hiring an athlete with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Athlete Leader becomes first person with Intellectual Disabilities to enroll in University in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Special Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina athlete Njegoš Mihajlović on the podium of the 400m race at the Abu Dhabi World Games 2019
Njegoš Mihajlović, athlete leader and Special Olympics medallist has become the first person with intellectual disabilities to enrol in a University in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Turin 2025: Must-See Moments, According to our Athletes

A stadium full of people at the Opening-Ceremony for the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025; a light show and video show are happening as athletes come into the arena.
With the lighting of the ‘Flame of Hope’ at Turin’s Inalpi Arena on Saturday night, the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games were officially declared open, marking the start of the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event of the year.

Special Olympics MENA Athlete Leaders Learn to Build Community Service Robots from Home!

Athletes on the left doing a project with text on the right.
The 2nd Special Olympics MENA Regional Athlete Leadership Input Council Meeting was held virtually and attended by 20 Athlete Leaders from 10 programs. During the virtual meeting, all Athlete Leaders participated in a Design Thinking and Recycling Workshop.
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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

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Media Registration Now Open for World Winter Games 2022!

An athlete competes in speed skating during Special Olympics Russia Winter Invitational Games 2021
As the registration portal for media to attend the Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan opens, our Games Ambassador as well as national and regional leaders invite journalists from across the world to sign up. Media interest is expected to be high for what may be one of the very first post-pandemic global sporting competitions!
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