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Athletes

Special Olympics Malta Athlete Gilmour Borg Shines as a Leader

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“Nothing is more important to me than representing Special Olympics”
In the News

USA Games Attracts Media Coverage for its Health Work at USA Games

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Thank you to the media outlets that elevated Special Olympics Health across earned media, partner content, and owned channels while capturing compelling athlete and volunteer stories during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.

David Sable

David Sable, Special Olympics Board of Directors
Non-Executive Chairman, Young & Rubicam
Youth Voices

Abbigale Griswold

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Why is the R-word harmful and Offensive
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Inclusive Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya

Inclusive Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Kenya
UNICEF Kenya is working with Government to support children with disabilities through inclusive education.
Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup

Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup Schedule and Results

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Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup results will be uploaded 30 minutes after each match concludes—after receiving official results of the match from officials—on the Special Olympics Poland site.
Athletes

Delivering Jobs Campaign Launch Garners Attention Nationwide

David Egan stands next to a SourceAmerica sign at the 2018 USA Games in Seattle.
Exemplifying the spirit of the Delivering Jobs campaign, the launch on 22 October 2019 was a truly collaborative effort between Autism Speaks, Best Buddies, and Special Olympics in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
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Daina Shilts's Performance Shows the Power of Inclusion

By Jill Hammergren, March 22, 2017
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Her Super G run in Snowboarding at Special Olympics World Games in Austria wowed fans. Learn what helped her get there.
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Fans Bring Chants, Clangs and Gongs for Special Olympics Athletes

By Jill Hammergren, March 29, 2017
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Attendees at the World Winter Games heard a different kind of music resounding across those Austrian Alps.
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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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