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We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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What We Do
What We Do
Sports
Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
Sport and Competition
Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Youth & Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
Inclusive Leadership
Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
In the News
Hear about Special Olympics impact from around the world.
Always On
Videos showcasing the Special Olympics movement around the globe.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Events
Events
Unified Football World Cup
Paris, France to host the third edition of the Unified Football World Cup from 6 – 11 July 2026.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 – 25 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 – 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
Host an Event
Learn more about hosting an international Special Olympics event.
USA Games 2026
June 20 – 26, 2026 the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will unite 3,000 athletes, 1,500 coaches, 10,000 volunteers, and 75,000 fans from all 50 states in Minnesota.
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Sport and Competition
Alvaro’s Story – Athletes in Leadership Positions
Alvaro Brochero is a Special Olympics Athlete from Venezuela. He is a football coach, an advisor and an Athlete Leader.
Sport and Competition
Unified Cup 2022 Presented by Toyota
The Special Olympics Unified Cup presented by Toyota was hosted in Detroit Michigan in July 2022. As the second iteration of the Cup, this single sport competition was built on the inaugural installment in Chicago in 2018.
Athletes
Special Olympics North America Championship Wraps up Day Two of Softball Competition
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RJ Nealon
, September 16, 2023
On a crisp and chilly Saturday morning at Peaks View Park in Lynchburg, Virginia, Special Olympics softball teams from across the United States and Canada joined together for the 2023 Special Olympics North America Softball Championship. Teams, both traditional and Unified, started in a round-robin format.
Dr. Terry Jackson
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Press Releases
Topgolf and Special Olympics to Hold a Giving Season on September 15 – October 31
Players can round up at checkout and a portion of proceeds from online reservations will go to Special Olympics
In the News
Special Olympics and the FIBA Foundation Sign New MOU for Inclusion
Special Olympics International and the FIBA Foundation have come together to sign a new two-year MOU, Memorandum of Understanding, as they continue their individual and combined efforts to promote basketball as a tool for social development.
Partners of the Movement
WWE
WWE is a proud supporter of Special Olympics Unified Sports®, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.
Athletes
Special Olympics Indiana Paves the Way with Athlete Internship Program
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RJ Nealon
, September 13, 2023
Part employment opportunity, part learning experience, internships are often an integral part of a person’s career development.
Press Releases
Unlocking the Potential of Inclusion Through Special Olympics in Ethiopia
Special Olympics Ethiopia will host Africa Region’s largest annual gathering—the Special Olympics Africa Leadership Conference with official carrier Ethiopian Airlines
Videos
Agents Of Inclusion: Episode Twenty-Three
Special Olympics USA Basketball Unified Pair Keke Brown & Lance Duch join JR. and discuss their experience at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
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