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We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful placeโone athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
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Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
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Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Unified Football World Cup
Paris, France to host the third edition of the Unified Football World Cup from 6 โ 11 July 2026.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 โ 24 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 โ 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
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Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
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USA Games 2026
June 20 โ 26, 2026 the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will unite 3,000 athletes, 1,500 coaches, 10,000 volunteers, and 75,000 fans from all 50 states in Minnesota.
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A Full Court of Smiles, Special Olympics Iraq Learns the Importance of Oral Health at Special Olympics Healthy Athletesยฎ
For the Special Olympics Iraq floorball team, success isnโt just measured by earning medals, itโs also about taking every opportunity to improve their health.
Barbara Njovo
Special Olympics Zimbabwe
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Love Is Blindโs Taylor Krause joins Novie at Busboys and Poets to share how a reality TV experiment turned into a real-life love story. Plus, her best dating advice, why making the first move matters and what itโs really like to say โyesโ sight unseen.Download the Transcript
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Michelle Obama and Jamaal Charles join Special Olympics athletes at 2015 World Games Opening Ceremony
In 2015, 6,500 athletes that represented 165 countries gathered in Los Angeles for the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games.
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Girl, You Got This!
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Daren Jenkins
, March 14, 2025
When 19-year-old alpine skier and Special Olympics athlete Madison Cyr is gliding down the slopes her motivational saying โGirl, You Got Thisโ keeps her going.
Community Impact
Special Olympics Sport Partnership Survey Reveals Positive and Promising Trends
Survey highlights annual growth in Special Olympics Sport Partnerships.
Press Releases
United Airlines and Special Olympics Announce Global Relationship
United Airlines and Special Olympics International today announced the expansion of their relationship globally, celebrating in their shared vision to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. The announcement is the next evolution in Unitedโs relationship with Special Olympics that represents a continued effort to break down barriers and further build on the organizationโs remarkable legacy of inclusion by engaging the airlineโs employees around the world.
Dr. Mallika Nadda
International Advisory Committee Representative and President of Special Olympics Bharat
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Inclusion Revolution Radio: Matthew Brough (Season 6, Episode 1)
On this weekโs episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, podcast host Novie Craven spoke with Special Olympics Great Britain athlete, Matthew Brough, about his success around the sport of tennis as both an athlete and as a coach.
Community Impact
Gibraltar Pledges to Advance Inclusive Communities
Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion membership marks lasting commitment to inclusive education through sports
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