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The 2025 Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards

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The Global Golisano Health Leadership Awards recognize health champions—leaders and organizations—that are making a significant contribution to secure equal access to health, fitness or wellness for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 (EU Project)

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As in previous grants supported by the EU the key elements of the Games are in line with the priorities of the sports priorities of the EU—Inclusive Sports Competition, Youth Leadership, Volunteering and Health which were a key part of these Games.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Mission

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Special Olympics in Europe and Eurasia encompasses a diverse range of cultures, languages and customs. From Iceland to Uzbekistan and from Finland to Malta, Special Olympics athletes and supporters are dedicated to promoting respect, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities. We do this primarily through innovative, expert-led sports, health, youth and schools and athlete leadership programming.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Conferences

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Special Olympics in Europe and Eurasia encompasses a diverse range of cultures, languages and customs. From Iceland to Israel, from Portugal to Siberia, Russia, Special Olympics athletes and supporters are dedicated to promoting respect, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports.
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Unified Leadership

Unified Leadership helps individuals and organizations foster true inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Special Olympics has competitions, programs and initiatives all around the world, every day of the year. Here's a look at what it's all about.
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North America Region

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North America has over half a million athletes participating in all 32 sports offered by Special Olympics. It is home to athletes from Canada, the Caribbean and the United States. Special Olympics is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition.

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East Asia Region

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Special Olympics works closely with its six accredited programs in East Asia to offer summer and winter sports for more than 1.2 million athletes with intellectual disabilities. East Asia has also hosted two World Games competitions: the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, and the 2013 World Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea.
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