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Sierra Leone

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Special Olympics Sierra Leone provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
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American Samoa

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

It’s at the local level--right here--where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
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Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Closing

Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Closing
From the Opening Ceremony to the Closing Ceremony, Special Olympics’ global broadcast partner, ESPN, was there to share and transmit the feeling of the 2019 World Game in Abu Dhabi to those were not there in person.
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Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Opening

Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 Opening
From the Opening Ceremony to the Closing Ceremony, Special Olympics’ global broadcast partner, ESPN, was there to share and transmit the feeling of the 2019 World Game in Abu Dhabi to those were not there in person.
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Sargent Shriver Global Messengers

Our Sargent Shriver Global Messengers are chosen from among top athlete leaders around the world. They're athletes, and they're spokespeople for our movement.
Athletes

Experiences With Autism: In Our Own Words

For World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021, we came up a few survey questions for fellow Special Olympics athletes with autism. We both work at Special Olympics. Josh is an Assistant in the Business Services department and Jerry works as a Specialist with the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program. Through these answers, we hope readers will learn that people with autism have a wide variety of talents, outlooks and experiences.

Article and interviews by Jerry Holy and Josh Cohen
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Unified Leadership

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Building from sport, Unified Leadership teaches leaders of all abilities to value and learn from each other, and create environments where people with ID succeed in meaningful roles.
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Partners in Diplomacy: Advancing Inclusion Through Sport

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Special Olympics International was honored to join the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. to host Partners in Diplomacy: Advancing Inclusion Through Sport, bringing together ambassadors, government leaders, diplomatic representatives, and Special Olympics Athlete Leaders.

Protective Behaviors

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Welcome! Thank you for being a part of the Special Olympics family. It is through the caring, concern, and talents of all our athletes, families, and volunteers that Special Olympics has become one of the most respected sports programs in the world.
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