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Countdown to World Games!

More than 7,500+ Special Olympics athletes from more than 190+ nations are making final preparations to participate in the Special Olympics World Games (“World Games”) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 14 through 21.

Daniel Smrokowski and Apollo Anton Ohno

Daniel Smrokowksi interviews Apolo Anoton Ohno, Special Olympics Global Ambassador and 3x Olympic Speedskater.

Introducing Team Supreme

Introducing Team Supreme—a band of five young superheroes who each have intellectual or physical disabilities. Creator Joshua Leonard, founder of Leonard Studios, calls them “pint-sized heroes.” He says that while a sneak peek at the team if available now, a full series and education curriculum are in development.Read the full article.

Training at Home

Special Olympics Global Ambassador and 2021 European Ryder Cup Captain Padraig Harrington gives advice on training at home and finding unique ways to keep yourself ready for the course.

Agents of Inclusion: Episode Five

Justin Hunsinger, Special Olympics Athlete and Health Messenger, shares the impact sports has made on his life and how the #InclusionRevolution has become his second family.

Agents of Inclusion: Episode Fourteen

JR spoke with Isabelle Noonan and Shaeleigh Fleidner-Book about their experience playing on the professional field and more importantly, how Unified Sports is both a "movement and a message."

The People Who Made the USA Games

In Minnesota, about 13,000 volunteers filled around 19,000 shifts during the USA Games.

Special Olympics Summer Sounds

Special Olympics and Starkey Hearing Foundation Partnership Bring the Gift of Hearing to World Games Athletes.

Special Olympics Nebraska Athlete Takes on Capitol Hill Ahead of Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Term

By RJ Nealon, February 16, 2024
Throughout Washington D.C., Special Olympics athletes, Unified partners, and staff from 47 states and the District of Columbia are meeting with members of Congress to advocate for the continuance of funding for the movement’s life-changing work in education and health.

Remembering Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson was among the earliest and most dedicated supporters of Special Olympics, ever.