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Maria Shriver Celebrates her Mother's Legacy of Hope

Watch Maria share a personal message in celebration of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

How the 2003 Special Olympics World Games Transformed Ireland

The first Special Olympics World Summer Games held outside the USA were an astonishing success.

Urgent Enough—Building Healthy Communities

The founding of the Special Olympics Healthy Communities program in 2012 filled an urgent need for care for athletes around the world.

Making a Difference, One Athlete at a Time

Some 3,000 coaches support and train the athletes who compete at Special Olympics World Games. Their impact can last a lifetime.

2007 Shanghai - Opening Ceremony Spectacular

The 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, were a celebration of the power of Special Olympics to change the hearts, minds and lives of people with intellectual disabilites worldwide. And it all started with a spectacular Opening Ceremony.

Unified Sports

Deportes Unificados fue inspirado por un principio sencillo: entrenar juntos y jugar juntos es una vía rápida hacia la amistad y el entendimiento entre atletas con y sin discapacidad intelectual.

Rajah Diouri Sy

Rajah, que ejerce como voluntaria el rol de Directora Nacional de Olimpiadas Especiales Senegal, hizo que su programa creciera de 6 atletas a más de 3,000, a través de alianzas estratégicas con todos los sectores. ¡Conoce más sobre sus esfuerzos por cambiar las reglas del juego en Senegal!

The Coach-Athlete Relationship - English

The third webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series discussed everything related to The Coach-Athlete Relationship, hosted by SO Paraguay Athlete Leader, Rosalino Chavez. Professor Sophia Jowett discussed what the coach-athlete relationship is and how it has adapted over time. Professor Jowett, an expert in this field of research, explained the importance of the relationship between coaches and their athletes, and gave practical recommendations on how to optimize this relationship. The second speaker was Justus Wolf, German Paralympic Alpine Ski Coach. Justus discussed the coach-athlete relationship from his own perspective as a coach. Justus provided insightful information from the practical side of coaching and through his own experiences.

The Coach-Athlete Relationship - French

The third webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series discussed everything related to The Coach-Athlete Relationship, hosted by SO Paraguay Athlete Leader, Rosalino Chavez. Professor Sophia Jowett discussed what the coach-athlete relationship is and how it has adapted over time. Professor Jowett, an expert in this field of research, explained the importance of the relationship between coaches and their athletes, and gave practical recommendations on how to optimize this relationship. The second speaker was Justus Wolf, German Paralympic Alpine Ski Coach. Justus discussed the coach-athlete relationship from his own perspective as a coach. Justus provided insightful information from the practical side of coaching and through his own experiences.

The Coach-Athlete Relationship - Arabic

The third webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series discussed everything related to The Coach-Athlete Relationship, hosted by SO Paraguay Athlete Leader, Rosalino Chavez. Professor Sophia Jowett discussed what the coach-athlete relationship is and how it has adapted over time. Professor Jowett, an expert in this field of research, explained the importance of the relationship between coaches and their athletes, and gave practical recommendations on how to optimize this relationship. The second speaker was Justus Wolf, German Paralympic Alpine Ski Coach. Justus discussed the coach-athlete relationship from his own perspective as a coach. Justus provided insightful information from the practical side of coaching and through his own experiences.