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Athletes

Universities in Kansas Get Active and Show Off Creativity with SONA Move Challenge

By RJ Nealon, July 06, 2021
Special Olympics Kansas athletes and Unified partners connect via Zoom.
Five universities across the state of Kansas participated in the SONA Move Challenge, an 8-week movement challenge to see how many minutes of exercise participants could complete each week, to compensate for the loss of in-person sporting events and social activities.
Press Releases

Kazan Marks 200-Day Countdown to Special Olympics World Winter Games 2022

200 Days to Go until the World Games in Kazan
Kazan, Russia, 6 July 2021 – To commemorate the 200-day countdown to Special Olympics World Winter Games 2022 (Kazan Games) and build excitement for the world’s largest sport and humanitarian event, the City of Kazan, Russia, erected a dynamic monument in the center of the city.
Athletes

Good Friends

By Benjamin Collins, July 30, 2021
Exsaul and Rodrigo sit at a desk next to each other, each holding papers and smiling at the camera.
Athlete Ben Collins interviews friend and Unified Youth Leadership pair for International Day of Friendship.
Press Releases

“Misión : Inclusión” – Dos décadas de Inclusión A Través del Servicio A Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual

Atleta de Olimpiadas Especiales recibe revisión oftalmológica del programa Abriendo Tus Ojos, apoyado por Fundación Club de Leones Internacional.
Fundación Club de Leones Internacional y Olimpiadas Especiales celebra dos décadas de alianza.
Latin America

América Latina, unida digitalmente por un mundo inclusivo

Atletas de Olimpiadas Especiales entrena junto a Mariza Karabia, Embajadora de Olimpiadas Especiales Paraguay y Atleta Olímpica.
Olimpiadas Especiales ha enfrentado los retos que ha presentado la pandemia del COVID-19 con inquebrantable fortaleza e interminable creatividad.
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Unified with Refugees: Bringing Inclusive Development to World Refugee Day

A group of young men in t-shirts, shorts and bibs in action facing the goal on a football pitch.
From Brussels to Nairobi and from Tuzla to Turin and beyond, the Special Olympics Unified with Refugees program continues to expand its reach in affording Special Olympics athletes and refugee youth alike the opportunity to come together and Play Unified.

Kayla McKeon Leads the Charge in Self-Advocacy Efforts for the 31st Anniversary of the ADA

By RJ Nealon, July 26, 2021
A Special Olympics athlete smiles at the camera while wearing goalie equipment for floor hockey.
For as long as Kayla McKeon can remember, she's been a self-advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, both as an individual and as the first registered lobbyist with Down syndrome. However, none of that would have been possible without the impact of Special Olympics.
Press Releases

Detroit Selected to Host the Special Olympics Unified Cup 2022

Two players congratulating one another on the field.
Second-ever international football (soccer) tournament set to take place 31 July – 6 August 2022.
Community Impact

NCAA Division III and Special Olympics Celebrate A Decade-Long Partnership

By RJ Nealon, August 10, 2021
4 people appear on separate Zoom screens as they talk about the NCAA DIII and Special Olympics partnership.
In 2011, Dan Dutcher, the former Vice President of Division III, set out to find what could take the identity of Division III to the next level.
Press Releases

WeThe15: A global human rights movement for the 1.2 billion persons with disabilities

A new iconic purple symbol of inclusivity where the world’s 15% with disabilities are no longer marginalized. Purple has long been associated with the disability community, but this is the first time a vibrant symbol exists that can unite the community and call for actionable change.
For the first time ever Special Olympics collaborates with the International Paralympic Committee, Invictus Games and International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.
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