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Athletes

My Journey with Special Olympics – Zhichen’s Story

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An athlete in Chinese Taipei shares how Special Olympics changed his life.
In the News

Special Olympics Denmark Idrætsfestival 2024 Ignites Change

A woman wearing a red jersey jumping, holding a ball colliding with a man on the opposing team, wearing a blue jersey
From May 24 – 26, the picturesque town of Frederikshavn in northern Denmark staged the biggest multisport event for athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Nordic region.
Community Impact

A Father’s Struggle to Learn Acceptance—An extraordinary Journey

Man with his two young kids.
In Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, there’s a heartwarming story about a young boy with Down syndrome who, with his father’s support, became a champion.
Community Impact

Saif and Ali Sumaida: A Father Supporting his Son on and Off the Field of Play

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“I am Saif Bin Sumaida, a retired senior engineer from ADNOC Gas. God blessed me with four sons and two daughters. We discovered that one of our sons, Ali, had autism at four years old and he struggled a lot with his speech growing up. We enrolled him in speech therapy sessions at the New England Center to help him work on this.
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United Teams Up with Chicago Bears to Support Special Olympics

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Players work alongside airline's Special Olympics Service Ambassadors at O'Hare International Airport for the day to help drive awareness of organization's travel needs | Through United's Miles on a Mission platform, loyalty customers are able to donate their unused airline miles to Special Olympics to support athletes
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Special Olympics Highlights its Powerful Work with Refugees to Mark World Refugee Day 2024

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SOEE launches video highlight stories of refugees Ali and Sasha, whose lives have been transformed thanks to the Unified with Refugees Program
Community Impact

Ali Embraces New Life with the Support of Special Olympics

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Afghan refugee living in Spain shares how the ‘Unified with Refugees’ sports platform helped him integrate into his new community
Community Impact

FIVB Volleyball Foundation Launch Welcomes Special Olympics

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Special Olympics was present at the launch of the FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) Volleyball Foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 May.
In the News

New Coaching Guide Launched to Boost Unified Volleyball across Europe

A group of volleyball players stand together as a team wearing blue kits in front of a volleyball net.
A comprehensive Unified Volleyball Coaching Guide has publicly launched this week as one of the main outputs of the ground-breaking ‘Unified Volleyball Spikes’ project funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union (EU).
Athletes

Ukrainian Teen Vlad Flourishes on the Dutch Athletics Track

By Walter Tempelman, June 24, 2024
A young man in a red sports jersey standing on a sports track holds his hands in front of him in a gesture suggesting he has just thrown something forward.
Vlad Bezghinov, originally from Ukraine, competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and shot put at the recent Special Olympics Netherlands 2024 National Games.
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