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The Torch of Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is Presented

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On June 7, the flame of the Special Olympics World Games will be lit in Athens.
Sports Essentials

Sport Impact Standards

The Sport Impact Standards are enhanced processes of both written and implemented protocols that produce high quality sports competition. At Special Olympics World Games and International Single Sport Invitational events, the optimum athlete experience is driven by unprecedented standards of quality across four essential pillars: Optimum Performance Environment, Presentation of Competition, Quota Allocation Refinement, and General Sport Operations.
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PMIEF Announces More Than US$5 Million Worth of Grants to Help Seven Youth-Focused Non-Profits Shape the Next Generation of Leaders

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Through the partnership with PMIEF, SO Ukraine will work with an organization named Reigniting Inclusion Across Ukraine to train staff, coaches and athletes on program management and rebuild inclusive youth programming across Ukraine.
Athletes

World Games Spotlight: Anas Khalil Al-Zerba, Palestine

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Anas Al-Zerba has made a name for himself as a role model for people with intellectual disabilities, for people with Down syndrome—and for everybody else!
Athletes

Taking “Play Unified” to the Next Level

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Special Olympics is all about bringing out the best in everyone. Special Olympics Unified Sports, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities, takes this transformation to another level. Now, meet a Unified Basketball team from Florida, USA that’s taking the power of “playing unified” to the global level at the 2023 World Games in Berlin.
Sport Partnerships

EuroHockey

EuroHockey is the governing body of hockey in Europe. It has 42 member national associations and is one of five Continental Federations affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). EuroHockey (previously the European Hockey Federation) was founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1969
Athletes

Joseíto Rivera Become First Puerto Rican Special Olympics Athletes to complete an IRONMAN 70.3

José "Joseíto" Rivera and his coach, Randy Soler competing in the running leg of IRONMAN 70.3
José "Joseíto" Rivera made history in March 2023 when he became the first Special Olympics Puerto Rico athlete to complete an IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon.
Sport Partnerships

Topgolf

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Special Olympics and Topgolf are partnered to develop the sport of Golf in Special Olympics globally. As part of this partnership Topgolf will provide access to their 100+ Topgolf facilities to Special Olympics athletes, unified partners and coaches for training and competition. Special Olympics has worked with Topgolf to introduce a set of rules that position the game of Topgolf as an event within the Special Olympics Golf enabling Special Olympics programs to offer Topgolf to their athletes as an additional official competition opportunity. Special Olympics and Topgolf are committed to work together to increase participation in the sport of Golf while demonstrating the transformative power of inclusive sport for all.
Athletes

Badminton Community Rallying Together Ahead of Special Olympics World Games Berlin

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Special Olympics programs and badminton Member Associations are working hard in close collaboration preparing athletes to shine on the world stage at the Special Olympics World Games badminton competition in Berlin this June.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Athletes Lead the Way Toward Inclusive Fitness

Eric Massey swimming
The following is an expert from the CDC’s website post titled CDC and Special Olympics: Inclusive Health. For more information or to read the entire post, please visit the page here.
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