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Kasey Studdard—It's Time to Stop Using the R-word

Houston Texans offensive lineman, Kasey Studdard, hoses himself down during a hot practice.
Kasey Studdard was a 6-foot-3, 304-pound bearded wall on offensive lines for nearly a decade. But even as an elite athlete, he had a difficult time growing up.

Michaela Duchova

Michaela Duchova
Special Olympics Slovakia

Jamey Mills

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Special Olympics St Kitts and Nevis
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Ethiopia

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics Ethiopia 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.
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South Sudan

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics South Sudan 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.
Community Impact

Smithsonian Extends ‘Special Olympics at 50’ Exhibit Until 2020

Photo of the Special Olympics 50 exhibit at the Smithsonian featuring Loretta Claiborne, Lee Dockins, Marty Sheets and Ricardo Thornton.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, DC is extending its “Special Olympics at 50” display showcasing five decades of Special Olympics!
Community Impact

Chicago Bears and United Airlines Host Flag Football Tournament

Young man holding an American Football and running while two members from the opposing team are chasing him.
The Chicago Bears hosted 180 Special Olympics athletes from 12 Special Olympics Illinois teams in a flag football tournament held in Halas Hall.
In the News

WWE Star Big Show Gives Shout Outs to Athletes in Sports Illustrated Interview

Novie Craven and Bobby Jones holding WWE championship belts along with Big Show.
Sport Illustrated recently featured an article about how WWE Superstar Big Show, a Special Olympics Global Ambassador, is supporting athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Novie Craven and Bobby Jones, two Special Olympics athletes and staff members at Special Olympics International Headquarters, offered insights into their interaction with Big Show over the years.
In the News

From Special Olympics to the LGBTQ+ Community: We are more alike than different

Background is pride colors, text reads: We Stand United in the Fight for Inclusion.
Special Olympics celebrates the value of inclusion alongside the LGBTQ+ community.
Community Impact

Inclusion Revolution Radio: Athlete Leadership

On this week’s episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, podcast host Novie Craven spoke with Amanda Harrinauth about what it means to be an athlete leader.
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