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Community Impact

Special Olympics MENA Athlete Leaders Learn to Build Community Service Robots from Home!

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The 2nd Special Olympics MENA Regional Athlete Leadership Input Council Meeting was held virtually and attended by 20 Athlete Leaders from 10 programs. During the virtual meeting, all Athlete Leaders participated in a Design Thinking and Recycling Workshop.
Athletes

Justin "JJ" Jones Gets His Motto From His Dad

By Special Olympics Staff, July 10, 2017
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Justin has been with Special Olympics Pennsylvania for three years, competing in multiple sports, though swimming is his favorite.
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Nearly 4 million athletes and Unified Sports partners participate in Special Olympics. More than 3 million participants are people with intellectual disabilities and over 600,000 are Unified partners without intellectual disabilities who compete on the same teams.
Athletes

‘Pink Panther’ Hagberg Forges an Identity of Her Own after Supreme Slalom Display

By Jeroen Adriaanse , February 07, 2020
Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games in Duved on February 02, 2020
With the slalom slopes having become her second home, Swedish alpine skier Aurelia Hagberg showcased not only her talents, but also a custom-made set of ski clothing at the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2020.
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North America

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Below you'll find resources for Special Olympics North America (SONA) Region and Programs.

Community Impact

Donate Your Car to Special Olympics

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Donate your car, boat, or RV to Special Olympics and help get one more athlete onto the playing field.
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Africa

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The Special Olympics Africa Resources page is a self-service area where you can get tools, files and information that pertain to Africa region.
Athletes

My Internship at ESPN

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Ever since I was little, my dream was to work at ESPN. I always felt most comfortable in sports competition, it was my escape, my first love and a way to prove myself.
Health Disciplines

Health Promotion (Preventative Medicine)

Health Athlete System
Health Promotion, a discipline of Special Olympics Healthy Athletes, focuses on healthy living, healthy lifestyle choices, and nation-specific health issues. In addition to health education activities, Health Promotion offers screenings for bone density, blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI). Its goals include encouraging and enhancing healthy behaviors and improving self-efficacy and self-advocacy.

For further information or general inquiries related to this discipline, please contact us at healthpromotion@specialolympics.org. SO Program staff and established Clinical Directors are encouraged to submit their questions through our online form available here.
Athletes

Israeli Swimmers Stood Out at 2017 Open Water Event

By Judy Ziv, May 08, 2017
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Eight swimmers from Special Olympics Israel took part in an Open Water event in Achziv at the northern part of the country on May 6.
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