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Athlete Leaders Leading the Way: Driving Inclusion Across Asia Pacific

Four people stood side by side in front of a background which reads 'Special Olympics New Zealand'
Inclusion doesn’t just happen in communities, it is built by people who actively address gaps and create connections to help everyone feel like they have a place in society.
Community Impact

2026 Special Olympics USA Games: Let the Games Begin!

By Christian Holleman, June 21, 2026
Demi Lovato performs on stage during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games Opening Ceremony at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Athletes from delegations across the United States gather on the field in colorful team uniforms while the Minneapolis skyline rises in the background.
It's a crisp, sun-kissed sky in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Just past the plaza entrance of Huntington Bank Stadium, the city skyline sits perfectly in the end zone corner.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Coach Amber Radford Gets Creative During Pandemic to Keep Athletes Active

By RJ Nealon, May 25, 2021
Amber Radford
Amber Radford, a Special Olympics North Carolina coach, shares how the impact she has on all the athletes affects her. She details her start with the movement.
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Style of Sport Honors Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic

Chris Nikic dressed in bicycle gear hugs his dad wearing a bright orange shirt.
The following is an excerpt by Style of Sport from the article titled The IRONMAN:
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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

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

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Malachie

Malachie sitting on a football with young children surrounding him.
Malachie was found in a dark room, chained to a pole in a Tanzanian refugee camp. His life was changed when he was brought out of isolation and introduced to Special Olympics Unified Sports.
Sports Essentials

Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches - Arabic

Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches - Arabic
The final webinar of the 2022 Special Olympics Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher is focused on Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches. Hosted by Special Olympics Malta Health Messenger, Gilmour Borg. Presenting on her recently conducted research, Monica Forquer discussed Integrating Health Through Sport with some practical tips and applications for coaches. Tom Norton, an amazingly experienced coach, discussed Fitness through Sports Performance and the importance of planning and integrating fitness and health pieces into training.
Sports Essentials

Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches - Russian

Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches - Russian
The final webinar of the 2022 Special Olympics Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher is focused on Health and Fitness for Sports Coaches. Hosted by Special Olympics Malta Health Messenger, Gilmour Borg. Presenting on her recently conducted research, Monica Forquer discussed Integrating Health Through Sport with some practical tips and applications for coaches. Tom Norton, an amazingly experienced coach, discussed Fitness through Sports Performance and the importance of planning and integrating fitness and health pieces into training.
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IRR: Kyle & Brent Pease

IRR: Kyle & Brent Pease
Download the TranscriptOn this episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, we are highlighting the power of perseverance, partnership, and possibility in a conversation between host Novie Craven and brothers Kyle and Brent Pease, world-renowned push-assist athletes, disability advocates, and co-founders of The Kyle Pease Foundation.Read the Full Article
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