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Athletes

Advocate Jennifer Wardlow Is Making the World a Better Place for Fellow Special Olympics Athletes

By RJ Nealon, March 29, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete stands on a stage.
Jennifer Wardlow loved collecting pins at the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Connecticut. A staple of major Special Olympics competitions, the pins are designed to represent the athletes’ states and/or countries.
Athletes

Nicole Harris Keeps It Real

Nicole Harris on the far right standing with two other young teammates.
Special Olympics athlete and Paralympian Nicole Harris opens up about her career, her unique road to the big stage and the lessons she has learned along the way.
In the News

Unified Cup 2022’s First Day Concludes with Strong Competition and Celebration

Young female keeper catching the football.
Special Olympics USA defeated Special Olympics Egypt 3-1 in the opening match of the Special Olympics Unified Cup Detroit 2022 today.
In the News

Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia

Group photo of about 50 people standing in front of projector screens.
The Excellence in Action: Expanding Unified Champion Schools Across Europe Eurasia event brought together leaders, mentors, educators, and youth with and without intellectual disabilities from across Europe and Eurasia.
Programs

Djibouti

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics Djibouti 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.
In the News

Behind the Scenes with La Casa de Carlota

video capture of logos and art work created by la casa de carlota a design studio in Barceloa; designers at la casa de carlota have ID.
The production team had this to say about working on the Casa Carlota piece, “Everyone at La Casa de Carlota was warm and friendly and seemed to truly enjoy working there.
Programs

Yemen

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics Yemen 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

2026 Special Olympics USA Games: Let the Games Begin!

By Christian Holleman, June 21, 2026
Demi Lovato performs on stage during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games Opening Ceremony at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Athletes from delegations across the United States gather on the field in colorful team uniforms while the Minneapolis skyline rises in the background.
It's a crisp, sun-kissed sky in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Just past the plaza entrance of Huntington Bank Stadium, the city skyline sits perfectly in the end zone corner.
Press Releases

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and European Broadcasting Union Seal New Alliance

Two men in swimming caps holding towels face a camera and speak to a woman holding a microphone.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and European Broadcasting Union Announce New Partnership.
Press Releases

Special Olympics World Games Berlin Opening Ceremony Kicks Off World’s Largest Sporting and Humanitarian Event in 2023

The Opening Ceremony at Berlin's Olympics Stadium
Fifty thousand athletes, coaches, families, volunteers and supporters of the World Games joined together in an electric celebration of inclusion in Olympiastadion, Berlin.
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