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Youth Leadership

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Young people with and without intellectual disabilities are leading their schools and communities toward a more inclusive future. By providing training, funding, and other resources, Special Olympics supports Youth Leaders across the globe.
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Families: The Life Force of our Movement

Families: The Life Force of our Movement
Families are the life force of Special Olympics and their engagement is as vital to the success of the athletes as it is to the amplification of our mission.
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NFL Play 60 and Special Olympics Team Up For Inclusive Fitness

NFL Play 60 and Special Olympics Team Up For Inclusive Fitness
The NFL Play 60 program is designed to promote healthy lifestyles for children by getting young people physically active for 60 minutes a day. Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer and Special Olympics Supporter Will Shields recently led an NFL Play 60 virtual workout for Special Olympics athletes in Kansas City.
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"Family Matters" with Special Olympics South Africa's Winter Games athlete Shane François Bentley

"Family Matters" with Special Olympics South Africa's Winter Games athlete Shane François Bentley
If you were to see Shane François Bentley today—gliding on the ice, defending on the soccer field, or diving into a swimming pool—you’d never guess the mountain of challenges he’s had to overcome.
Tributes

A Letter from Miyares Family

Special Olympics was the answer to my son's life, one which through sports became the Miyares family fairy tale life.
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A Letter from Scott Hamilton

She has changed the world like no one else in world history.
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A Letter from President Barack Obama

But above all, she will be remembered as the founder of the Special Olympics, as a champion for people with intellectual disabilities, and as an extraordinary woman who, as much as anyone, taught our nation - and our world - that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit.
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A Letter from President Olafur Grimsson

Eunice was a great global leader, a visionary who transformed our times, gave humankind a new perspective.
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A Letter from Kimberly Elise

Thank you, Mrs. Shriver, for being a beacon of light and a teacher of love to me and to so many.
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