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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.
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Zimbabwe

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves more than 4 million athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

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These global stories are about the power of Special Olympics to inspire hope, confidence and courage. Special Olympics changes the lives of our athletes with intellectual disabilities but also our coaches, families, volunteers and others who have the opportunity to take part.

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Special Olympics is a global sports movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.

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From a backyard summer camp for people with intellectual disabilities to a global sports movement, Special Olympics has been changing lives and attitudes since 1968.

European Basketball Week

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The Special Olympics European Football Week is an annual Europe-wide sports initiative.

European Football Week

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The Special Olympics European Football Week is an annual Europe-wide sports initiative.
Sport and Competition

World Games Berlin 2023 Subject Matter Experts

Two athletes jumping for the volleyball.
As Berlin, Germany gears up to host the next Special Olympics World Games in 2023, Special Olympics is pleased to announce the selection of the SO Connect Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). SMEs support the Local Organizing Committee, SOI Technical Delegates, and volunteer SO Connect Operators in daily competition management operations. This includes providing technical support and process management, competition information management, and communication with delegations as it relates to results. Click on the profiles below to learn more about the team.
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Women of World Games

Eunice Kennedy Shriver on the left and a representative from MENA on the right doing string art.
In 1968, two women, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Chief Justice Anne Burke combined forces to organize the first Special Olympics event. In the decades since, women have been working behind the scenes in many different roles to coordinate and lead Special Olympics World Games execution.
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