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Youth Leadership in Africa is Making News

Youth leaders sit along two summit rows. Their desks have microphones and name tags. They are smiling.
From Regional summits to global platforms, young Special Olympics leaders are not waiting for change; they are leading it.
European Football Week

European Football Week News

Special Olympics European Football Week is an annual campaign running every year in late spring, promoting inclusion in football across Europe and Eurasia. The campaign involves an estimated 35,000+ athletes and Unified partners in over 45 countries. With the support of our partners, European Football Week aims at creating new sports opportunities for our athletes starting at grassroots level and building up to international events.
Press Releases

Coca-Cola Extends Partnership with Special Olympics Through 2023

Coca-Cola and Special Olympics logos together in white on a red background.
The Coca-Cola Company is extending its partnership with Special Olympics International through 2023, building on more than a half-century of collaboration dating back to the organization’s inception in 1968.
In the News

NFL Play 60 and Special Olympics Team Up For Inclusive Fitness

NFL Play 60 and Special Olympics Team Up For Inclusive Fitness
The NFL Play 60 program is designed to promote healthy lifestyles for children by getting young people physically active for 60 minutes a day. Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer and Special Olympics Supporter Will Shields recently led an NFL Play 60 virtual workout for Special Olympics athletes in Kansas City.
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.
Community Impact

Thriving in a Refugee Camp: The Story of Doctor, an Athlete

Doctor warms up for practice after school.
Doctor, an athlete in Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp, has grown as a teammate, leader, and friend thanks to the Play Unified: Learn Unified initiative.

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Special Olympics Dominica
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Chris Pratt & Katherine Schwarzenegger Newest Special Olympics Global Ambassadors

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
Actor Chris Pratt and author Katherine Schwarzenegger have been named the newest Special Olympics Global Ambassadors, joining the frontlines of the global movement for inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
In the News

Singer Montell Jordan Discusses Highlights of Being a Special Olympics Champion Ambassador on the Willie Moore Jr. Show

Montell Jordan looking into the Zoom camera with headphones on.
“It has definitely inspired me from a stand point of, the word I’ve been using, Willie, is ‘proximity.’ Proximity allows me to move from passive sympathy to active empathy.”
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