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History

2000s: The Sun Never Sets on the Special Olympics Movement

Our fourth decade is all about growth. Millions of athletes are taking part in thousands of competitions every year. The sun never sets on the Special Olympics movement!
Community Impact

European Basketball Week 2017 Highlights

European Basketball Week 2017 Highlights
Thirty-five countries sent athletes with and without intellectual disabilities to compete. See how it all came together.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Russia

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

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 Russia Fact Sheet.
Athletes

How a Love Story Between a 10-Year-Old Girl and Horses is Making History at the World Games

Sara Mashabek giving the peace sign in her equestrian outfit.
Sara Mashabek’s love of horses could be described as love at first sight.
Athletes

Unified Competition: I Learned It’s All About Skills, Fellowship and Understanding

By Richard Wolf, July 07, 2022
Man standing and smiling with his hands clasped and a man looking over his shoulder.
The oath that Special Olympics athletes recite at competitions large and small is brief and sincere: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
Partners of the Movement

ESPN

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ESPN and Special Olympics have had a partnership for more than 30 years. That partnership has never been stronger and more significant than it is today.
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Uzbekistan

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

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 Uzbekistan Fact Sheet.
Athletes

Nyasha Derera, Africa's New Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger 2019-2023

By Charles Nyambe, Regional President, Special Olympics Africa , October 24, 2018
Nyasha Derera sitting at a formal event wearing a dinner jacket, red bow tie, and inspirational pins on his lapel. He's smiling and giving a thumbs up.
Nyasha Derera, from Special Olympics Zimbabwe, has been selected as Africa Region’s representative in the class of 2019–2023 Sargent Shriver International Global Messengers.
Athletes

Inclusive Fitness for All: Meet Banele

Banele on the track on the left and on the beach on the left.
Banele is a South Africa athlete and athlete leader who built on his basketball and athletics skills to become a coach. Then, he became decided to share his training techniques with others in his community.
Athletes

Inclusion at Work—Terrel Limerick

A split image of Terrel cheering on the left and Terrel answering the phone on the right.
Terrel Limerick is an outstanding Special Olympics athlete who is also an outstanding employee!
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