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In the News

Special Olympics Earns YouTube Silver Creator Award

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan honored Novie Craven and Special Olympics with a YouTube Silver Creator Award on Monday, 13 August, marking Special Olympics reaching 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.

Unified Cup 2022

image of Downtown Detroit. Text reads: Special Olympics Unified Cup Detroit 2022 Presented by Toyota.
The Special Olympics Unified Cup 2022 presented by Toyota will show the world how the power of sport builds and shapes a diverse community that unites and empowers people of all abilities, from all backgrounds.

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With more than four million athletes and Unified partners and one million coaches and volunteers in over 200 accredited Programs, Special Olympics delivers more than 30 Olympic-type sports and over 100,000 games and competitions every year.
Athletes

How a Free Screening Changed Isaac “Joe” Crawford's Life

By Katie McGhee , July 31, 2018
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Suffering from headaches and often squinting to see better, it was clear Crawford needed to get his eyes checked.

Healthy Start

In this Healthy Start Toolkit, you will hear from other families and find resources to guide your child’s journey following a diagnosis of developmental delay (DD) or intellectual disability (ID).

Tom Blair

Tom Blair - SOMN - US Youth Ambassador
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Press Releases

Nashville Selected as Host of 2034 Special Olympics USA Games

A crowd listening to an announcement. The banner in the background has the Nashville 2032 logo.
[Nashville, TN, USA – 29 October 2025] Nashville will proudly serve as the host city for the 2034 Special Olympics USA Games. The bid committee and Special Olympics North America announced the selection and signed a letter of agreement during a ceremony at Bridgestone Arena.
Athletes

Sobeys Counselor Offers Food Advice to Canadian Athletes

By Kat, September 11, 2017
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Laura Johnston talked about where to find quick and healthy meals and snacks and reminded the group of looking at the nutrition labels.
Inclusion Works

Inclusion Works: Meet Imra

First photo: A woman in a colourful top smiles at the camera and holds up a parcel wrapped in blue paper with flowers. There are spools of ribbon and wrapping paper in the background. Second photo: A woman wearing sunglasses, a t-shirt and a skirt swings her tennis racket towards a tennis ball. She is standing on a blue tennis court.
She’s a gift-shop assistant, a nursing-home volunteer—and a Special Olympics gold medallist!
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