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Athletes

Special Olympics Gymnast Dreams of Gold at 2022 USA Games

Young man doing gymnastics. Text reads: Special Olympics USA Games Orlando 2022: Chris Teich Gymnastics - Help support Chris at the 2022 USA Games | Gallagher
For Special Olympics athlete, Chris Teich, confidence ties directly back to a key aspect of the Special Olympics Athlete Oath: Let me win but if I cannot win let me be brave in the attempt
Tributes

A Letter from Quincy Jones

Through that vehicle, she's impacted and helped countless individuals over the globe.
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.
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.
Community Impact

Bonding through Walk and Talks: The Story of Morocco

A group of seven people, wearing face masks and bundled up for the cold, stand together in a park. There are six young men and women, and one adult.
Special Olympics Morocco is meshing inclusion efforts with Moroccan culture through weekly "Walk and Talks" with athletes and Unified partners.
Community Impact

A Three-Decade-Long Friendship Celebrated in Coach Receiving Outstanding Coach Award

By RJ Nealon, April 19, 2023
Two men stand on a football field and pose for a photo.
Coach Joe Bellini and Special Olympics athlete Will Smith have known each other for nearly 30 years. Their relationship isn’t the typical coach/athlete relationship because the connection runs so deep. Here is their story.
Athletes

‘Celebrate the Exceptional’ Campaign Launches Ahead of Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

One man and one woman wearing Special Olympics Switzerland gear dancing and smiling at the camera on a bridge
Initiative to highlight achievements of eight European athletes, each competing in one of the eight sports featured in Turin 2025
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