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Special Olympics Continues to Unite Us

It was meant to be - to make my heart grow a little bigger.
Athletes

Serving Up Inclusion at the Australian Open 2024

Lily Mills swings a net with the ball in mid-air.
At the Australian Open 2024, players of differing abilities will soon take to the courts to compete at the second edition of the Players with Intellectual Impairments (PWII) Championship.

Kim Jayde: Be inspired by Special Olympics

Kim Jayde: Be inspired by Special Olympics
Multi-award winning TV Host Kim Jayde shares her story of inclusion with athlete leader Valentino Vergotin. Join us in learning how Inclusion Works!

Noemie Alphonse: Be Proud of Yourself

Noemie Alphonse: Be Proud of Yourself
Paralympic champion Noemi Alphonse shares her story of inclusion with athlete leader Miguel Jeannot. Join us in learning how Find out more.

B’Flow: We are Stronger Together

B’Flow: We are Stronger Together
Multi-award winning hip hop artist and advocate Brian Bwembya aka B’Flow shares his story of inclusion with athlete leader Daisy Nguni.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Launches Faces of Basketball

Three basketball players – two in blue kits and one in a grey kit – players run along a basketball court. One of the players is about to bounce a basketball.
Special Olympics launched Faces of Basketball, a unique online-offline activity hub and campaign.
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New Hampshire

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves close to 4 million athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Even so, 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 New Hampshire Fact Sheet
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Washington

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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 Washington Fact Sheet
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Indiana

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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 Indiana Fact Sheet
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South Carolina

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Special Olympics is a global organization that 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 South Carolina Fact Sheet
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