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Athletes

Justin & Caraline’s Story

Two tennis players smile and playfully point their tennis rackets towards the camera.
Justin and Caraline met through Special Olympics New York Coach Brian Tenety’s Unified basketball team in high school. Today, they carry on his legacy of inclusion as teammates and friends—on and off the court.
In the News

Special Olympics Athlete Breaks Employment Barriers in Romania!

Five people wearing masks sitting around a table while respecting social distancing.
Oana Rotar, a 29-year-old athlete with Special Olympics Romania, made history earlier this year when she became the first woman with Down syndrome to be employed in the country’s public administration.
In the News

From Special Olympics to the LGBTQ+ Community: We are more alike than different

Background is pride colors, text reads: We Stand United in the Fight for Inclusion.
Special Olympics celebrates the value of inclusion alongside the LGBTQ+ community.
Press Releases

WTA Charities and Special Olympics Expand Partnership Through Virtual Athlete Experiences

Gaby Dabrowski, Special Olympics Champion Ambassador announcement image. Image of Gaby swinging her tennis racket in a red tennis outfit.
WTA Charities and Special Olympics Expand Partnership With Virtual Athlete Experiences
Community Impact

Bonding through Walk and Talks: The Story of Morocco

A group of seven people, wearing face masks and bundled up for the cold, stand together in a park. There are six young men and women, and one adult.
Special Olympics Morocco is meshing inclusion efforts with Moroccan culture through weekly "Walk and Talks" with athletes and Unified partners.
Community Impact

Hosting the 2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games: The Story of the City of Kazan

A teenage girl jumps to take a basketball shot as a teenage boy jumps in front of her to block it, while a few teammates and coaches look on. They are on an indoor basketball court with Special Olympics and Stavros Niarchos Foundation banners.
Play Unified: Learn Unified sustains momentum in Russia as Kazan prepares to host the World Winter Games in January 2022.
Community Impact

Advocating Inclusion: The Story of Sahil and His Mother

A teenage boy sits at a desk with his peer, smiling at the camera. He holds a pen in his hand, touching a notebook on his desk. There room is full of youth and adults at desks in the background.
Sahil's mother has watched her son Sahil, who has Down Syndrome, grow into a confident and social Youth Leader since Play Unified: Learn Unified was introduced to his school.
Community Impact

Creating a Strong Virtual Network: The Story of Nemanja, a Youth Leader

a selfie of a young-adult man smiling in a white Stavros Niarchos Foundation shirt, holding a hand-drawn sign that reads “SNF, Stay Home, Special Olympics”
During the pandemic, online networks helped Special Olympics Serbia Youth Leaders stay connected and spread the movement for inclusion.
Community Impact

Propelling “Activa Mente”: The Story of Special Olympics Chile

Five youth perform a jumping jack, with arms outstretched in the air. They are all different heights and abilities, one has a wheelchair. They all wear masks and Special Olympics shirts.
During the pandemic, Special Olympics Chile coordinated with Chile's National Ministry of Education to create a virtual physical education curriculum for students of all abilities.
Community Impact

Raising the Bar for Inclusive Youth Leadership: The Story of Doukas School

In a crowded gym, two girls guide the hands of another girl in a wheel chair, as she places a Velcro ball onto a target.
Outside Athens, Greece, a yearly, student-run MATP event brings together private school students and local youth with disabilities.
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