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Athletes

Special Olympics Athletes Wow the Crowds at the 2024 FIBA Open

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Eleven Special Olympics teams were among over 1,000 basketball players at the recent FIBA Open in Mies, the largest 3x3 basketball tournament in Switzerland, on 15 and 16 June 2024.
Sport Partnerships

Professional Tennis Registry

PTR has always been about breaking barriers and globally growing the game of tennis. PTR was founded in 1976 when world-renowned coach Dennis Van der Meer saw that the sport was being held back by a lack of connection, a need for a universal teaching language, and a clear coaching progression.
Sport Partnerships

Badminton PanAm

Special Olympics Latin America and Badminton Pan America first partnered in 2019. Their partnership focuses on growing the sport of badminton within the region for people with intellectual disabilities. The two organizations help to facilitate relationships between Special Olympics National Programs and National Badminton Member Associations to grow the sport, attract athletes and Unified partners, and train coaches. The two organizations will resign a partnership agreement at the 2024 Special Olympics Latin America Games in Paraguay, where badminton will be featured for the first time at the Regional Games.
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International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) formed a partnership with Special Olympics International on 21 June 2022. The objective of the partnership is to enhance mutual interests in providing high quality sporting experiences and opportunities for Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners. The ICF pledged to provide access to free teaching and coaching resources, high quality training opportunities, as well as proclaiming its unanimous support of Special Olympics and the inclusion of paddlesports at the international level.
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Special Olympics in the Copa América: Promoting Inclusion

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In a significant gesture towards inclusion, the captains of all 16 teams competing in Copa América, held in the United States, will wear the captain's armband with the message "Choose to Include."
Community Impact

Tune In: July 9 - A Special Olympics Interview with Michael Phelps and the Michael Phelps Foundation

Tim Shriver with athlete, Michael Phelps, and his wife.
On Tuesday, July 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET, Special Olympics will premiere an exclusive interview with Special Olympics Global Ambassador and U.S. Olympian Michael Phelps and his wife Nicole, hosted by Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver.
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UPS and Special Olympics: Pure Shared Joy

By Nicolo Sgreva, July 08, 2024
A group of five people stand on a football pitch smiling at the camera and wearing brown UPS-branded t-shirts.
The Special Olympics National Games 2024 in Belgium were supported by a team of enthusiastic UPS employees, known as UPSers.
Community Impact

Opening Eyes® Provides a Clear Vision for SOWI Athletes

Young man swimming toward a coach at the end of the pool.
Imagine training for months or years to qualify for the swimming competition of a lifetime. All those hours, all those practices. You get up on the block awaiting the starting gun as you gaze out toward the pool and see nothing but a blur.
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Special Olympics at UEFA EURO 2024: Volunteer Pair from Stuttgart Embrace the Experience

Group photo with people in the front holding a "volunteer" sign.
Over the past few weeks, volunteer pair Reka Schatz and Beeke Brinkmann have been among the Special Olympics athletes and partners assisting at UEFA EURO 2024 - the third-largest sporting event in the world.
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