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25 Years of the Special Olympics Host Town Program

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On the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games in New Haven, Connecticut, we celebrate the creation and impact of the Host Town Program.
Athletes

A Girl's First Love

Female Dancer on stage
The all-consuming nature of a first love may be too much for some people. But for others, it becomes a part of their soul, their identity.
Latin America

Un Mundo Nuevo gracias a Abriendo Tus Ojos de Olimpiadas Especiales

Lawrence Mwangi playing keeper and guarding the goalie's net.
Lawrence Mwangi es uno de los jugadores estrella del equipo de hockey sobre piso de Olimpiadas Especiales Kenia. Su velocidad y habilidad ha ayudado a su equipo a ganar juego tras juego, eventualmente llevándolos a la cima de su división.
Get a Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Shaye and Sharita received their COVID-19 vaccines

Shaye and Sharita received their COVID-19 vaccines
Sisters Shaye and Sharita from Ohio received their COVID-19 vaccines and shared their experience.

Mike Bovino

Mike Bovino - Handball Unified Sport Delegate
Handball Unified Sports Delegate - Pennsylvania, USA

Joachim Joris

Joachim Joris, Basketball Assistant Unified Sport Delegate
Basketball Assistant Unified Sport Delegate - Belgium
Athletes

Podcast Highlights ESPN and Special Olympics Relationship

By RJ Nealon, August 25, 2020
The Landscapes with Naveh Elder Welcomes ESPN | Special Olympics: Athletes with a disability, diversity and Inclusion | Wokie Daboh, Kate Jackson, and John Papa; images of the speakers are included under each persons name.
Special Olympics has come a long way since 1968 and now it goes beyond just sports. In the past two weeks, the Landscape Podcast, a series of episodes highlighting people, programs and businesses changing the landscape for individuals with any type of disability, has focused on Special Olympics and ESPN.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Albania

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

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.

Download the Special Olympics Albania Fact Sheet.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Bulgaria

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

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.

Download the Special Olympics Bulgaria Fact Sheet.
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