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In the News

Inclusive Health Can Prevent Diabetes and Save Lives

By Stephanie Corkett, November 08, 2018
Mallory Morris in workout clothes and a t-shirt that reads: Team Kansas Special Olympics, is holding a sign that reads Hashtag Inclusive Health
Mallory Morris is a twenty-four year old Special Olympics who competes in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track and field in her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas.
Community Impact

Loretta Claiborne: The Finish Line and Beyond

Promotional graphic for the ‘Inclusion Revolution Radio’ podcast. The design features the Inclusion Revolution Radio logo. Text reads: ‘Season 7 | Episode 10, Loretta Claiborne, Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer.’ The Podville logo appears in the top right. Loretta wearing a red jacket is pictured on the right side.
Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne will do anything it takes to cross the finish line, and her unwavering advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities reflects that same determination.
Athletes

Julio

Julio
Meet Julio, a Special Olympics Athlete Leader who works for Panama's Copa Airlines.

Ricky Rubio

Ricky Rubio, Special Olympics Global Ambassador
Former NBA Player, Cleveland Cavaliers
Community Impact

Students of Warren High School Celebrated for Their Unified Efforts

School representatives and unified teams standing by a national unified champion school banner.
Warren High school in Downey, California was recognized on February 12th as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School by meeting 10 standards of excellence that fall in four pillars: Special Olympics Unified Sports, Inclusive Youth Leadership, Whole School Engagement, and Program Sustainability.

Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes de Souza

Emanuelle Dutra Fernandes de Souza, Special Olympics Athlete, Brazil and Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger
Special Olympics Brazil athlete, former Sargent Shriver Global Messenger
Tributes

A Letter from Shi Derong

Her passion and devotion will always inspire me.
Tributes

A Letter from Muhtar Kent

The legacy you have built with Special Olympics is one that has touched me on a very personal level.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Poland

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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 Poland Fact Sheet.
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