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Tears at the Finish Line as Dominika Becomes First Slovak Woman with Cerebral Palsy to Complete International Triathlon

A woman in red and blue athletic kit runs towards the finish line with cheerleaders surrounding her.
On 20 May 2025, 19-year-old Dominika Medveďová from Brezno swam 750 metres, cycled 20 km and ran 5 km before crossing the finish line at the 4th Open European Special Olympics Triathlon Championships in Šamorín to become the first Slovak woman with cerebral palsy to complete an international triathlon.
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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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Videos

Special Olympics Floorball Fans in the Stands

Special Olympics Floorball Fans in the Stands
The Italian fans were on the edge of their seats as Special Olympics Italy edged out Special Olympics Germany 4 to 3 during a floorball match at the Winter World Games 2025 in Turin, Italy.
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Healthy Athletes Overview

Healthy Athletes Overview
We're feeling GOOD about the work that the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program and the impact it has on our athletes, promoting wellness and fitness!
50 Game Changers

La Casa de Carlota

video capture of logos and art work created by la casa de carlota a design studio in Barceloa; designers at la casa de carlota have ID.
La Casa de Carlota is a Barcelona-based design studio that hires artists with and without intellectual disabilities to create unique and innovative designs for products and services.
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Tim Shriver on Pope Francis: "He wanted to be close to the people on the margins."

Tim Shriver on Pope Francis: "He wanted to be close to the people on the margins."
Pope Francis was a champion of Special Olympics and an advocate for the power of sport in promoting unity and inclusion. Our Chairman Timothy Shriver joined MSNBC's José Díaz-Balart to share more on the Pope’s personal relationship with our athletes.
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Mandela Day: Honoring a Legacy of Inclusion through Sport

Mandela Day: Honoring a Legacy of Inclusion through Sport
This Mandela Day, Special Olympics celebrates the power of partnership and sport to drive lasting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Through a focused development of the Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), we want to ensure that the most vulnerable in this community, athletes with profound intellectual and developmental disabilities and high support needs, are not left behind.
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2025 Special Olympics Holiday Card

2025 Special Olympics Holiday Card
A very special thank you to all members of the Special Olympics movement this holiday season.
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Africa World Games 2019

Africa World Games 2019
In partnership with the International Floorball Federation (IFF), Special Olympics launched an innovative real-time sports data project at the Invitational Games in Sweden.
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