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Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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What We Do
What We Do
Sports
Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
Sport and Competition
Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Youth & Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
Inclusive Leadership
Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
In the News
Hear about Special Olympics impact from around the world.
Always On
Videos showcasing the Special Olympics movement around the globe.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Events
Events
Unified Football World Cup
Paris, France to host the third edition of the Unified Football World Cup from 6 – 11 July 2026.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 – 24 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 – 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
Host an Event
Learn more about hosting an international Special Olympics event.
USA Games 2026
June 20 – 26, 2026 the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will unite 3,000 athletes, 1,500 coaches, 10,000 volunteers, and 75,000 fans from all 50 states in Minnesota.
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Research and Evaluation
#5: Evaluation of the Special Olympics Ireland Young Athletes Programme
Speaker: Hayley Kavanagh, PhDInstitution: Dublin City University, Ireland
Videos
Getting to Know Lily Mills
Three-time Special Olympics (SO) World Games gold medalist, Lily Mills, has been selected as a wildcard for the Australian Open Persons with Intellectual Impairment Championships. The competition, taking place from 26 – 28 January at Melbourne Park, will see Lily as one of the eight athletes competing in the women’s 2024 PWII Championships in Australia in 2024.Read the full article
Research and Evaluation
#6: Social inclusion and health of people with ID in the context of Special Olympics
Speakers: Dr Piritta Asunta; Dr Kwok NgInstitutions: Jamk University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland; University of Turku, Finland; University of Limerick, Ireland & University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
In the News
Coca Cola Celebrates Danish Swimmer in New Video
The Special Olympics founding global partner highlighted the journey of Eva, in a moving video.
Videos
Inclusion Through Sport For Children With Developmental Disabilities
Funded by the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation, the Inclusion through Sport for Children with Developmental Disabilities project aims to help children with intellectual disabilities, their parents, teachers and carers to better integrate into society. Over the last three years, more than 5,000 children with intellectual disabilities have seen an improvement in their overall happiness, motor and social skills.
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Special Olympics Calls for Health Systems That Leave No One Behind
At Special Olympics, we are actively striving to make a positive impact in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities worldwide through global platforms like the World Health Summit 2023. Learn more about our movement and our impact through this video developed with support from "Lever for Change".
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Berlin 2023 Legacy Series Episode 2 - Bradley Stuart - Special Olympics Great Britain
In the second video of our EU-supported Berlin 2023 Legacy Series, Special Olympics Great Britain's athlete Bradley Stuart describes the power sports have for changing lives, including his own, and shares his life-changing journey at this year's World Games.
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Inclusion Revolution Radio: Matthew Brough (Season 6, Episode 1)
On this week’s episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, podcast host Novie Craven spoke with Special Olympics Great Britain athlete, Matthew Brough, about his success around the sport of tennis as both an athlete and as a coach.
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Sana's Story
Where there is light, there is hope.Let some light into your life and watch Sana's journey from being chained up and excluded in her village in Pakistan to competing at the Special Olympics Berlin World Games 2023.
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