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Athletes

Sports Help Me “Be Myself” Taylor’s Story

Young woman standing by the pool with medals around her neck.
Taylor MacKenzie sees sports as a great equalizer: when she’s in the water she doesn’t feel any different from other people.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Pennsylvania Coach Receives Lifetime Achievement Award After Five Decades of Involvement

By RJ Nealon, April 07, 2023
A Special Olympics coach shakes hands with athletes on the other side of a volleyball net.
In the sixth grade, Maryellen Brown, standing at just 4’11", won the broad jump with a measurement of 6 feet and 1 inch.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athletes Compete in the Second Challenge Family Triathlon Series

Three images: (Left) athlete swimming; (middle) man walking with his bike; (right) man finishing a run.
The second annual Special Olympics European Triathlon Open Competition, as part of the Challenge Family Triathlon Series and hosted by Special Olympics Slovakia, took place this past weekend 18 – 22 May in Samorin, Slovakia.
Athletes

From the Island of Oahu To the Mainland of Berlin, Germany, Special Olympics Hawaii Athlete Will Officiate Bocce at World Games

By RJ Nealon, April 14, 2023
A Special Olympics athlete tosses a bocce ball on the court.
Shavanna Mahoe has the distinction of being Hawaii’s first and only Special Olympics athlete who serves as a certified bocce official.
Community Impact

Improving Vision and Quality of Life of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

An athlete receiving an eye exam.
The 2022 Partnership Report highlights how Cooper Vision, Optometry Giving Sight and Special Olympics continue improving sight and quality of life of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities through Eye Care Practitioner training and screening events in the US and Kenya.
In the News

Fundação Benfica Hosts First Stage of Special Champions League

Footballers and their coaches celebrating and cheering in the Special Champions League football tournament.
Twelve football teams from across Europe participate in the EU-supported event.
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.
In the News

Engel & Völkers Renews Partnership with Special Olympics International

Five people holding a large check.
After celebrating more than $1 million in funds raised, the luxury real estate brand increases sponsorship commitment
In the News

Special Olympics Slovakia Organizes First Ever Safeguarding Seminar

Eva Gazova, National Director of Special Olympics Slovakia, at the Safeguarding Seminar.
Special Olympics Slovakia organized its first ever Safeguarding seminar as part of the Special Olympics Operation Safeguard project, funded by Erasmus+, with 60 participants attending.
Press Releases

50 Days to go until the start of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023

50 Days to go until #Berlin2023
28 April 2023 - In 50 days, Berlin will host the world's largest inclusive sports event with 7,000 athletes from 190 delegations. The biggest multi-sport event in Germany since the 1972 Olympic Games, will kick off with the opening ceremony on June 17 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
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