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Special Olympics Athlete Is Leading Change in Healthcare

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When Melony Salla, a Special Olympics Indiana athlete, walks into a doctor’s office, she wants to be treated like what she is, the expert on her own body.
Athletes

From Quiet Struggles to a Wicked Spike: Sonia Ciboldi Rises as Italy Defeats Serbia 2–1

By Karini Viranna , October 08, 2025
A player spikes the ball during a women’s volleyball match
For Sonia Ciboldi, camaraderie goes hand-in-hand with competition as Italy edges Serbia 2–1 and enters the race for fifth place at the Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup Poland 2025.
Athletes

From Blurry to Bright: Colleen’s Path to Diagnosis

A woman uses vision screening tools to check an athlete’s eyes.
In February 2024, Special Olympics New Jersey athlete Colleen Ciecura began experiencing persistent eye discomfort—itching, dryness, and blurry, double vision.
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FIVB Supports Inaugural Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup in Poland

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[Katowice, Poland – 14 October 2025] The first-ever Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup took place 5 – 8 October in Katowice, Poland. Sixteen international teams competed, with Slovakia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) taking the men’s/mixed and women’s crowns, respectively.
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Special Olympics UAE and Special Olympics Slovakia are Crowned Unified Volleyball World Cup Champions!

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After an electric four days and 40 matches played, the inaugural Special Olympics Unified Volleyball World Cup crowns its first-ever champions: Special Olympics United Arab Emirates (Women’s) and Special Olympics Slovakia (Men’s/Mixed).
Athletes

Shared Dreams, One Goal: Serbia’s Unified Volleyball Teams Make Their Mark in Poland

By Karini Viranna , October 09, 2025
The Two Serbian Teams pose together in the arena
Two Serbian athletes—separated by age but united by the game—proudly represented their country.
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Special Olympics Angola Soars with Manchester City

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Special Olympics Angola unveils a thrilling partnership with Manchester City and global appliance group Midea to create a common football space in the city of Luanda
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The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
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Special Olympics Health Messenger Valentino Vergotine Speaks at the World Health Summit 2025 in Berlin

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“We have to focus on the invisible—the invisible challenges to health services and invisible people, like me.”
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Special Olympics and UPS Extend Global Collaboration to December 2026

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Renewed engagement includes a USD 310,000 grant supporting inclusive programming across five regions.
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