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Community Impact

Strengthening Unified Sports in Russia

A team of unified Russian football players
Shuya, Russia—Special Olympics Russia hosted an All-Russian Youth Football and Unified Football Tournament with more than 100 participants—with and without intellectual disabilities—representing six regions of the Russian Federation.
In the News

Special Olympics Champions Inclusive Health at UNGA Panel

A group of panelists in a group photo
Universal Health Advocates Commit to Ensure Children and Persons with Disabilities—The Mission Billion in Universal Health Coverage—Are Not Left Behind
In the News

MinuteClinic Provides Discounted Care to Special Olympics Athletes

A health professional leans in to listen to a young girl’s heart through a stethoscope.
To make it easier for Special Olympics athletes to access lower cost, high-quality care, MinuteClinic is working with Special Olympics to provide sports physicals at a discounted rate.
In the News

Unified Beach Games: a New Vision of Victory

A man and three women wearing wet suits and swim hats and goggles on their heads, hold hands and smile as they walk out of the sea together with water splashing around their legs.
The Open Water Swimming competition at the recent Special Olympics Italia Beach Games in Cesenatico offered a truly inspiring vision of what victory really means.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Made All the Difference

Loretta stands at a podium and smiles at the crowd.
“I developed an anger inside of myself. But my saving grace was this thing that I wanted to be an athlete. And there was this thing called “Special Olympics.” With these words, Loretta Claiborne summarized what had made all the difference in her life.
In the News

Special Olympics CEO, Mary Davis Calls Inclusion a ‘Business Imperative’ in Fortune Magazine Op-Ed

Daina Shilts and ESPN’s Kevin Neghandhi on set at ESPN.
In a Fortune Magazine Op-Ed titled, ‘Diversity and Inclusion Is Meaningless If People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Left Out,’ Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis shared the concept of Unified Leadership.
Athletes

Leading From the Heart: Meet Cindy

Cindy Bentley smiling; she has on a colorful floral patterned shirt.
Cindy is a born leader, though that may not have been obvious at first. She was born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual disability.
Athletes

Proper Hand Washing Techniques

Illustration of a hand washing diagram
With the outbreak of the coronavirus, Special Olympics wants you to stay safe. Washing your hands properly is just one way to help do that.
What We Do

Lead to Include

Man and young woman talking with people in the background.
The Lead to Include project creates an opportunity for Youth Leaders from around the world to convene through local Summits in their own countries and regions to learn and grow from each other.
Community Impact

Special Olympics is Leaving No One Behind

By Kristin Hughes Srour, M.B.A., October 08, 2019
A young girl is washing her hands from a water jug and young children are around watching her.
As the world rallies around Global Handwashing Day, it is important to bring awareness to those who face barriers and challenges around hygiene and handwashing.
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