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Athletes

Celebrating International Dance Day with The Special Olympics World Games Dance Competition

Girl dancing in pink and purple top and skirt on stage.
In honor of International Dance Day, we look back on the Dance Sport Challenge that took place during the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
In the News

Special Olympics Asia Pacific Launches a Fitness App Designed for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Three athletes gather for the SPROUT app launch.
Special Olympics Asia Pacific has partnered with a team of tech giants including Microsoft to develop an inclusive fitness app geared specifically to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Youth Leadership Summits

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Every two years, young people from around the world come together for the Global Youth Leadership Summit, alongside Special Olympics World Games.
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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.

Download the Special Olympics Estonia Fact Sheet.
Athletes

Leadership Shines in Kenya’s Microsoft Mission 3000 Athlete

By Susan Masila, March 06, 2017
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Find out how John Makau has overcome an intellectual disability to lead his family, and many others too.
In the News

Special Olympics and Soccerex Commit to Making Football Inclusive for All

Three people stand together on a stage holding up red jerseys and a scarf that say Soccerex and Special Olympics
Last month at Soccerex Miami, Special Olympics International and Soccerex signed their renewed four-year partnership agreement with a focus on their shared commitment to use football as a tool for inclusion.
Athletes

How David Egan Found His Voice Through Sports

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David Egan has always dreamed big. Learn how he is changing attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities.
In the News

Rosemary Kennedy: Inspiration and Revelation

Black and white photo (ca. 1923-1924) of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her siblings John F., Joe Jr., Rosemary and Kathleen in a boat at Cohasset, Massachusetts as a child sitting on a small boat with her siblings out in the water at Cohasset, Massachusetts.
In 2018, we are honoring the 100th anniversary of Rosemary Kennedy’s birth.
Press Releases

Javier Vasquez Named Vice President of Special Olympics Health

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As the Vice President of Special Olympics Health, Javier Vasquez will be responsible for the vision and implementation of all health programming worldwide.
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