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Novie Craven Interviewed on Fox Sports Radio

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Novie Craven is a Special Olympics DC athlete of more than 10 years, a gold medalist on the national stage, a Special Olympics employee, and an all-around leader of the Special Olympics movement. She recently rocked it during an interview with Kelsey Nicole Nelson on KNN/Fox Sports Radio.
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“To me, Life Means Badminton and Special Olympics”

By Ahmadreza Nasiri, November 03, 2020
Ahmedreza Nasiri, Special Olympics Iran, Badminton Coach
In my role as a Special Olympics coach, Special Olympics Iran athletes taught me about the pivotal role that the Special Olympics athletes play in society.
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Small Steps, Great Strides

By Jack McCallum, November 02, 2020
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Sports Illustrated honored Eunice Kennedy Shriver with the first Sportsman of the Year Legacy Award. Read about how she changed the world for people with intellectual disabilities—through sports.
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Advocacy - A Salvaged Life

Eunice Kennedy Shriver dedicated herself to the cause of intellectual disability early on, at a time when the nation didn't devote a second's thought to people with intellectual disabilities, some thought they should be locked up in dark rooms and some were frightened and intimidated by them. But mostly, nobody cared.
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"The grandmother I never had..."

At the heart of Eunice's relationships with the athletes is her belief that people with intellectual disabilities are no less worthy of our love, our help, our respect, and our friendship.
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Coaching Quality Sports

Those who have witnessed Special Olympics know first-hand that at its core it is about competition and sport. Eunice makes sure of that.
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Key Listing of Advancements

The establishment of Special Olympics in 1968
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Remarks: 1968 World Games

The fact that through sports they can realize their potential for growth.
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Remarks: 1987 World Games

Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Charge to the Athletes at the Opening Ceremonies of the International Summer Special Olympics Games. South Bend, Indiana, USA August 2, 1987
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Remarks: 1991 Games

For we are the peacemakers.
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