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Athletes

Andżelika Stachowiak’s Aims High Ahead Of Her Second World Games

By Lucy Dominy, May 18, 2023
Judoka's face lights up with a joyful smile as she celebrates
Polish judoka wants “to be the best” in Berlin
In the News

Special Olympics & the International Hockey Federation Sign Partnership in Berlin to Celebrate the Introduction of Hockey as a Sport at World Games

Mary Davis, CEO of Special Olympics Inc. and Tayyab Ikram, President of International Hockey Federation, holding up the signed Memorandum of Understanding.
On 24 June 2023, Special Olympics and the International Hockey Federation (FIH) took to the pitch to pen an inaugural agreement between the two organizations.
Community Impact

Dr. Carlos Chacón's Visionary Journey

Seven people wearing white jerseys posing for the photo.
Ecuadorian pioneer has brought improved eye health and vision care to Special Olympics athletes for over two decades thanks to support of Lions Clubs International Foundation
Latin America

Athlete Leader Hassam Zogaib Plays Historic Role in Sports Inclusion

Hassam Zogaib
Hassam Zogaib, Special Olympics Paraguay, takes a break in one of the chairs of the hotel lobby; he’s already wearing his official CONMEBOL jacket and badge. In front of him, adjusting the frame of his phone camera, lies his interviewer: César Becerra, Sports Director at Special Olympics Paraguay. He presses record.
Athletes

Special Olympics Colorado Athlete Tania Wright Selected for USA Games in First Year Competing

By RJ Nealon, March 31, 2022
A Special Olympics athlete practices powerlifting.
Tania Wright was looking for activities to do with her best friend, Kimberly Henry, when she stumbled upon Special Olympics.
Community Impact

A Family Striving for Inclusion: Special Olympics Senegal's Story

By Brendan Scully, September 01, 2022
Four women standing side by side.
A high-school student at a Unified School in Senegal shares the impact Special Olympics programming has made on her cousin with Down syndrome.
Athletes

More Than Words: First Special Olympics Turkmenistan Athlete Competes in World Winter Games Figure Skating

Three women standing side by side.
Although figure skating athlete Nuranay Habybova could only communicate with her delegation, she could easily express herself on the ice.
Athletes

Lithuanian Twin Brothers Become Three-Time FIBA Open Champs!

A group of basketball players in grey and orange vie for the ball on a basketball court.
Brothers Rolandas and Rimvydas Kriauzliai, aged 24 years old, were part of the winning Lithuanian team at the recent FIBA Open in Mies, Switzerland for the third time in a row. Here, they discuss how their team clinched victory against Italy in a thrilling final, their 17-year journey with Special Olympics and the magic of competing at the FIBA Open!
In the News

Youth Empowered, Leaders Inspired: Fabricio Valdéz

Unified Partners hanging together.
When Fabricio first walked through the doors of an English institute in Mendoza, Argentina, he was searching for one thing: a way to improve his language skills.
Athletes

Special Olympics Athlete Steps into Leadership Role: in Community, at Work and in Movement

By RJ Nealon, October 28, 2020
Tyler Leech on the green playing golf with another player.
There he is, alone, with mother nature. Unlacing his shoes and removing his socks, he walks barefoot on the Iowa soil. Depending on the day, a shadow might reflect off the cool grass. The crisp sharpness of the earth glides across his skin helping Tyler Leech disconnect from the world.
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