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Special Olympics Environmental Sustainability Impact

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The Environmental Sustainability Impact project breaks new ground as it focuses on how to make Special Olympics events and operations more environmentally sustainable. Funded through Erasmus, the project will last for 24 months in total, finishing on the 30th November 2024. The partners in this project will be SO Europe Eurasia, Special Olympics Italy and Special Olympics Belgium.


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Inclusive Healthy Lifestyles Groups in Schools

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The Inclusive Healthy Lifestyle Groups in School (IHLGIS) is funded through the EU4 Health Programme. The project focuses on the promotion of healthy lifestyles in schools for students with and without intellectual disabilities (ID). The project commenced on the 1st of November 2022 and will run for 36 Months and finish on the 31st October 2025. The partners in the project are the SO Europe Eurasia, Special Olympics Estonia, Special Olympics Berlin, Special Olympics Poland, Special Olympics Hellas and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Special Olympics Berlin will be a key partner in this project as they will help with cementing the legacy of the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
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Remembering Tali

Tali painting on an outside mural.
Special Olympics is mourning the passing of Tali Kornhauser, family coordinator at Special Olympics Israel. She was a guiding force and inspiration for athletes and activists, family members and Unified teammates—and everyone else—in Israel, Europe and beyond. She was a decades-long champion of inclusion through sports, the arts, and in life.
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Perth Amboy High School Honored for Special Olympics Participation

Perth Amboy High School in Middlezex County, New Jersey team.
Perth Amboy High School in Middlesex County, New Jersey is being honored for their work with Special Olympics as a 2024 Special Olympics Unified Champion School.
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PS Profiles Differences between Paralympics and Special Olympics

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Writer Kristine Thomason notes the similarities between the two organizations but emphasizes the key differences and the need to use correct language when describing the work of each organization.

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Abdulrhman AlRaqadi, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics Tunisia
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Special Olympics Mongolia Law Enforcement Torch Run

Runners in yellow reflective vests run besides law enforcement officers down a road in a rural setting.
To celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Special Olympics, Special Olympics Mongolia held the first Law Enforcement Torch Run on June 30, 2018.

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Chris Wingert
Former MLS Footballer, Real Salt Lake, NYC FC

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vaultboy, Pop sensation Social Media star
Singer-Songwriter, TikTok Influencer and Content Creator

Fatma Mohamed Nasser al Harthi

Fatma Mohamed Hassan AL Harthi - SO Oman, Health Messenger
Special Olympics Oman
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