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Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis receives the Ernst & Young Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year Special Award

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Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis received the Ernst & Young (EY) Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year Special Award for “her relentless hard work and dedication” to making “positive change happen throughout the world,” said Roger Wallace, EY partner lead for the awards.
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A Lifesaving Skill

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Debbie Ogden considers swimming a lifesaving skill. That is exactly why she raised each one of her children in the pool.
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Charles Nyambe honored with inaugural "Leading like Mandela" Champion Award

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Charles Nyambe, the Regional President and Managing Director of Special Olympics Africa was invited to the Sports for Change Network (SSCN) inaugural 2022 Sports Awards.
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FanSided names Special Olympics the “Most Inspiring Fandom of the Year” as part of their Fandoms of the Year Awards

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Fandoms of the Year is an authentic celebration of fan culture, bringing together the FanSided community of readers and writers to celebrate the teams, players, competitions, movies, experiences, actors, music, television shows, games and more that made us want to stand up and cheer in 2022.
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2022 Holiday E-Card

Happy Holidays from our Special Olympics Family
A Special Holiday Greeting from Athletes and Friends of Special Olympics*
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Special Olympics Back on the Court with first-ever European Unified Youth Basketball Tournament

a group of young people - both male and female - wearing basketball uniforms and playing basketball on a court. In the center, a young male athlete is jumping to the hoop with a basketball in his hands, attempting to score.
Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and supported by Toyota Motors Europe, the tournament was organized by Special Olympics Italy in partnership with a local organising committee in Sansepolcro.
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Special Olympics Supports Recommendations of WHO Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Special Olympics athlete Tilo Wiedensohler competing in a wheelchair
Recent WHO report shows that while some progress has been made in recent years, the world is still far from realizing the health rights for many persons with intellectual disabilities. Read more about the Special Olympics contributions to the recommendations of the report.
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Faces of Inclusion: Stories of Impact from Unified Schools

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Two storybooks feature 16 stories of people with and without intellectual disabilities around the world, documenting inclusion in sports and education.
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Badminton Experts Deliver Shuttle Time Program to Expand Sport in North America

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Special Olympics volunteers and coaches get together to develop their badminton knowledge and expertise.
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