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Athletes

Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day with Special Olympics Athlete Ablaye Ndiaye

Young man handing a cup of coffee to someone.
Down syndrome is the term used to describe a set of cognitive and physical symptoms that can result from having an extra copy or part of a copy of chromosome 21. The theme of World Down Syndrome Day 2023 is “with us not for us.”
Community Impact

Cool Schools Plunge Takes Over Sandy Point State Park in Record Numbers

By RJ Nealon, March 20, 2023
A group of students jump into the water for the Special Olympics Maryland Cool Schools Plunge.
There wasn’t a speck of sunlight in the sky as the frigid February wind whistled through the empty beach at Sandy Point State Park outside Annapolis, Maryland.
Community Impact

The Inclusion Revolution Radio Podcast Welcomes Special Olympics’ Global Partner, Allison+Partners on This Week’s Episode

AccessiBe: Season 5 Episode 4: Chris Morrison and Dr. Jorge Alcaraz, Allison+Partners
A global partnership designed to support the shared organizations’ objectives of global inclusion and to increase brand awareness for Special Olympics programming.
Press Releases

Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 Mascot Revealed

Unity, the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 mascot.
"Unity" conveys joy, togetherness, pride, and excitement
In the News

Special Olympics Wins 2023 PRNEWS Award for Gaming for Inclusion Efforts

Special Olympics has been named a winner in the 2023 PRNEWS Awards in the Corporate/Nonprofit Partnership & Diversity and Inclusion Campaign categories.
Inclusion Works

Meet Our Champions of Inclusion

Together, and individually, these are the people who breaking down barriers and building a more just and joyful world for all of us! Meet the people who are leading the charge for respecting and empowering people of all abilities—in sports, in schools, in the workplace, in the community, everywhere!

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Community Impact

Four Year Anniversary of Special Olympics World Games 2019 Abu Dhabi

Wide shot the opening ceremony stage. Athlete spectators are lit up with a read spotlight.
Special Olympics looks back at the last World Games and a meaningful partnership that established new programs and bolstered education initiatives.
Community Impact

Leaving Ukraine—How One Little Girl Defied the Odds

By David S. Evangelista, March 13, 2023
Rosa playing with her new friend.
She was given-up upon birth once her parents recognized she had a severe and profound intellectual disability. She was left on the doorsteps of a Ukrainian orphanage—mostly invisible to the outside world and largely forgotten, too.
Athletes

Special Olympics Malta Athlete Gilmour Borg Shines as a Leader

A smiling young man carrying a torch in his left hand.
“Nothing is more important to me than representing Special Olympics”
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