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Take the Quiz: Test your Special Olympics history knowledge!

Thanks to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics and a pioneer for inclusion, the world has changed drastically for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) throughout the last century. Take the quiz to see how much you know about Special Olympics history.
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Bowling

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This page draws together bowling-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
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Cricket

Cricket Lead
This page draws together cricket-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
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Netball

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This page draws together netball related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
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Lebanon

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Special Olympics Lebanon provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

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.

Download the Special Olympics Lebanon FactSheet (PDF)
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Cross Country Skiing

Cross Country Skiing Lead
This page draws together cross country skiing-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
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Triathlon

Triathlon Lead
Triathlon is a three-sport athletic competition involving swimming, cycling, and running. Triathlon is an endurance sport and athletes train in all three disciplines developing increased physical fitness and cardiovascular benefits. The sport of triathlon encourages athletes of all abilities and ages to compete at their optimum level.
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Real Athlete Inclusion

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The importance of bringing athletes in early and often is so their voices shape outcomes from the start.
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Gaining Perspective Through Partnership

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Leadership Academy provided a deeper understanding of how Special Olympics is structured and the roles that drive its impact.
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Kenya Koene at World Winter Games 2025

Kenya Koene at World Winter Games 2025
At just 3 years old, Special Olympics Netherlands athlete Kenya Koene began dancing. The footwork came naturally, as she followed in the footsteps of her mother, Irene Reniers, a longtime dancer.
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