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In the News

EBU Members to Show Coverage of 2023 Special Olympics World Games

Looking up at a male high jumper in the air jumping over the rod.
Eurovision Sport has reached an agreement for selected EBU Members to show coverage of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games, to be held in Berlin, Germany from 17 to 25 June, 2023.
In the News

The Torch Run is on the Move

A man in a Final Leg blue t-shirt holds a lit torch with several other men lined up behind him.
On 7 June, the Special Olympics Flame of Hope was lit in Athens, Greece and then began making its way to the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. This flame, carried by members of the 2023 LETR Final Leg, will light the cauldron during Opening Ceremonies to mark the official start to the Games.
Press Releases

Promoting Inclusive Health on the World Stage

Attendees of the 2023 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award pose for a photo
Special Olympics Celebrates the 2023 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipients
Athletes

Picture This: From Athlete to World Games Photographer

Khadija Sy, center, with members of her Unified media team: her sister, Aïcha, and her father, Makha.
Khadija Sy, the silver medal-winning 200m sprinter from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, is back in action. This time, she's at the 2023 World Games in Berlin, Germany—as accredited media for the Games!
In the News

FIVB and Special Olympics Join Forces to Promote Volleyball Worldwide

People standing together throwing volleyballs in the air.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed during the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023
Athletes

Bikes Across Borders

Athlete cyclist pedals towards finish line.
On the surface, cycling may seem like an individual sport, but it takes a team to get competitors across the finish line.
In the News

Dirk Nowitzki visits the Special Olympics World Games

Dirk Nowitzki with Special Olympics Deutschland at basketball 3X3
Basketball superstar Dirk Nowitzki experienced a unique day with our athletes at Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 on 17 June.
Community Impact

Feeling the Crowd: A Letter from a Fan in the Stands

By Lennart Piper, June 21, 2023
Women's teams playing basketball on a court.
Excitement. It’s a good feeling.
Community Impact

The Work and Joy of Being Officials

By Lennart Piper, June 22, 2023
Benjamin Straatmann (left) and Joke Renckens (right) standing side by side.
A badminton competition starts—men’s doubles between Special Olympics Indonesia and Special Olympics Denmark.
In the News

World Health Organization Director-General Statement at Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Berlin

World Health Organization logo
The World Health Organization was conceived and born in 1948 with a very simple but powerful idea: that health is a human right.
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