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Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026

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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.

Planned Giving

The Special Olympics mission remains as vital today as it did when the movement was founded in 1968. Gifts in wills and other legacy gifts will help us ensure that every person with intellectual disabilities can participate in Special Olympics. These meaningful gifts truly fund an inclusive future.

Health

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All the resources for health-related programs, Healthy Athletes disciplines, Healthy Communities and tools and information needed to promote and run events.

Healthy Young Athletes (Pediatrics)

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Healthy Young Athletes is a holistic pediatric screening offered to children 2 – 7 years old, with and without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD), as an initial offering by Healthy Athletes. The screening can be implemented across the three Young Athletes implementation models—school, community, and home—as well as in conjunction with large-scale Healthy Athletes events. The screening is intended to complement a child’s primary care and provides an additional review of the child’s health and development. It is therefore paired with a comprehensive referral and community support strategy that links families with local providers, community services, and education resources for follow-up and continued support. It also serves as an educational experience to increase health and development knowledge amongst parents and caregivers. This is achieved by identifying medical, developmental, and behavioral concerns that parents and caregivers may have about their child and directing them to the appropriate resources.For further information or general inquiries related to this discipline, please contact us at healthyyoungathletes@specialolympics.org. SO Program staff and established Clinical Directors are encouraged to submit their questions through our online form available here.
Games and Competitions

World Games Berlin 2023

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Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 was held in Berlin, Germany. The Games were held 17 – 25 June 2023 and were composed of 24 summer sports.
Athlete Leadership

Athlete Representatives

Athlete Leaders have limitless opportunities to provide the perspective and opinions of athletes as an Athlete Representative. Athletes serving in these roles are integral members of boards, committees, and Athlete Leadership Councils. They help set policy, make recommendations for continuous improvement, introduce new ideas, and contribute to programming.
Special Olympics Regions

Special Olympics North America Tennis and Pickleball Championship

Athletes and Unified partners from throughout the Region will compete in tennis and pickleball from October 16 – 18 in Hilton Head, SC.
Special Olympics Regions

Special Olympics North America Golf Championship

Athletes and Unified partners from throughout the United States and Canada competed in the sport of golf at Penn National Golf Club in Fayetteville, PA. Competition was held in individual stroke and Unified team play.
European Union Funded Projects

Unified Volleyball Spikes

The Environmental Sustainability Impact project breaks new ground as it focuses on how to make Special Olympics events and operations more environmentally sustainable. Funded through Erasmus, the project will last for 24 months in total, finishing on the 30th November 2024. The partners in this project will be SO Europe Eurasia Foundation, Special Olympics Italy and Special Olympics Belgium.
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I Coach Girls

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The project lead for this project is The International Council of Coaching Excellence. The aim is to get more young girls participating in sport. Our main role for SOEE is to recruit and maintain young girls with ID in sport. The project started in July 2022 and will finish by 30th June 2025. The other partners in the project are Sport Ireland, Lithuania Sports University, FIBA Europe, Hungarian Coaching Association and the Netherlands Olympic Committee.
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