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Hsu Tzu Tse - SO Chinese Taipei SOEA

Hsu Tzu Tse - SO Chinese Taipei SOEA
Special Olympics joins the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) on Coaches Day 2020 to celebrate Special Olympics coaches worldwide.To learn more about being a Special Olympics coach, check out the free online learning portal.You can post your own #ThanksCoach video on your social media platforms!See all videos.
Community Impact

Hungary Welcomes Josh Cartu as National Ambassador

By Aoife O'Grady, April 25, 2018
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The Ferrari race driver visited the Special Olympics offices in Budapest. He also has a personal special interest in Special Olympics.

Debbie Antonelli Free Throws

Debbie Antonelli shooting a free throw.
50 Game Changers

Arpita Mohapatra

Arpita Mohapatra sitting in an interview by the film team. She is outside sitting on a chair, she has her hair pulled back and is wearing a blue polo. Text on the screen reads: Arpita Mohapatra, Special Olympics Bharat Coach. "Rain is the way of life in India."
To combat the deadly floods that ravage Odisha, India every year, Arpita Mohapatra trains children with and without intellectual disabilities in open water swimming, an important and often life-saving skill.

Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026

three footballers—two from one team, one from another—on the pitch playing a game.
In 2026, for the first time, France will host the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup in Paris. This, the third edition of the Cup, will take place 5 – 11 July across venues in the heart of Paris. There will be 24 teams, 12 men's and 12 women's teams, consisting of athletes with intellectual disabilities and Unified partners (athletes without intellectual disabilities), competing for the Unified Football World Cup title.
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Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle with Special Olympics Slovenia

Special Olympics coaches and athletes stand in a gym in work-out gear.
Special Olympics Slovenia is currently in its second year of a three-year Healthy Communities Project, within which one of the main focuses is healthy lifestyle promotion.

Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup

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Katowice, Poland to host first-ever Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup from 5 – 8 October 2025.
Athletes

Ahmad Hayek: Team Lebanon skier

By Kate McKenna, January 25, 2017
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Outsiders sometimes forget that Lebanon is a mountainous country, where summits can top 10,000 feet.
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Special Olympics’ Kim Widdess Talks All Things Inclusion on COMCAST Newsmakers

Kim Widdess sitting at a news desk at Comcast.
The following is an excerpt from COMCAST Newsmakers’ story, Special Olympics: Creating a World of Inclusion Through Sports.
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Latin America Region

A group of athletes and representative celebrate as fireworks go off in the background.
Special Olympics in Latin America is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition.
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