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Breaking Barriers for Health and Inclusion at the Special Olympics IV Latin American Games

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On the sidelines of the Special Olympics IV Latin American Games, the importance of global health partnerships for health system strengthening took center court.
Sport Partnerships

United Through Sports

United Through Sports (UTS), founded in 2017, is the international entity formed under the umbrella body, the Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS). UTS was formed as a united step towards creating more inclusive and equal sporting events for Non-Olympic sports as well as Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympics. Special Olympics and United Through Sports collaborate on several initiatives promoting inclusive sport to demonstrate the power of sport when everyone has equal opportunity to train, compete and show their talents.
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Special Olympics Calls on G7 Nations to Strengthen Commitment to Disability Inclusion at Historic Summit

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[Umbria, Italy - Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/] At the first-ever G7 Ministers' Meeting on Inclusion and Disability, held in Umbria, Italy from October 14 – 16, 2024, Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis commended attending governments for pledging to take actionable steps to remove barriers for persons with disabilities, but called on leaders to commit to more ambitious financing and to institutionalize advancing disability rights in all subsequent G7 presidencies.
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Special Olympics Co-Hosts World Health Summit Session on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

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Special Olympics joined a consortium of global health leaders to highlight the topic of disability inclusion in health and advocate for the needs of persons with disabilities.
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Call to Action: Empowering Through Sports

Five Latin American Leader Athletes during the Call to Action.
The International Sports for Development Forum calls on society to recognize the transformative power of sports to promote social inclusion.
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Special Olympics Athlete Cody Field Joins WWE as WrestleMania XL Impact Correspondent

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Cody Field is a Special Olympics Colorado snowboarder and skier who competed in the 10th Special Olympics World Winter Games in PyeongChang as well as five different X Games in Unified snowboarding competitions.
Programs

Sierra Leone

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Special Olympics Sierra Leone provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

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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Angola

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Special Olympics Angola provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

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.
Community Impact

Oman Hosts Its First-Ever Regional Train-the-Trainer Event: A Groundbreaking Milestone in Healthcare Development

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15 trainees from Oman, Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain were brought together for an intensive training program aimed at enhancing the skills of healthcare professionals in supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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