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Inclusive Health

Healthy Athletes

Three people wearing Healthy Athletes branded t-shirts and looking over a paper on a clipboard.
In 1997, Special Olympics Healthy Athletes began offering free health screenings and education to Special Olympics athletes in a welcoming, fun environment.
Tributes

A Letter from Carolyn and Peter Lynch

Eunice, you have accomplished with Special Olympics something I have not seen achieved by thousands and thousands of companies in the last ten, twenty, or forty years.
Tributes

A Letter from Bono

Eunice was the ultimate conductor.
Athletes

Special Olympics China’s Unified Team Proves the Game Is for Everyone

By Karini Viranna , July 10, 2026
Two football teammates wearing blue Special Olympics China jerseys stand side by side on a football field with their arms around each other's shoulders. The player on the left wears number 11, while the player on the right wears number 7. Trees and a goalpost are visible in the blurred background.
Special Olympics China faced off against SO Spain in their Division 3 semi-final match at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026, suffering a 6-0 defeat.
Athletes

Special Olympics Slovakia Fall Short of Bronze After Dramatic Penalty Shootout Against SO Thailand

By Karini Viranna , July 11, 2026
A group of women soccer players wearing white and blue uniforms celebrate in a team huddle on the field of a large stadium with mostly empty stands in the background.
Special Olympics Slovakia finished fourth in the Division 1 competition after a dramatic Bronze medal match ended in a 4–4 tie, with SO Thailand securing the medal with a 3–1 penalty victory.
Athletes

SO Canada Unified Co-Captains Bring Leadership and Positivity to the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup

SO Canada Co-Captains - two female athletes wearing red shirts with white maple leaves on them smile for a photo.
For the second time since its inception, the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup implemented Unified co-captains for each team.
In the News

Who Competes at Special Olympics World Winter Games?

Young female and male athletes with Special Olympics Cote d’Ivoire’s floorball team at the most recent World Winter Games in Austria.
The Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022 are just one year away!
Press Releases

Atos to Deliver Foundational IT Services to Special Olympics until 2027

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Paris, France and Washington, United States – October 19, 2023 – Atos today announces its partnership with Special Olympics, Inc. (Special Olympics), a global nonprofit organization that promotes understanding, acceptance, and inclusion among people with and without intellectual disabilities through sporting activities.
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