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Atos successfully sides with Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, the World’s Largest Humanitarian Sporting Event of the Year

[Turin, Italy, March 20, 2025] Atos, a global leader in digital transformation and the key Technology Partner of Special Olympics International for the World Winter Games Turin 2025, today announces it has delivered the critical IT services that helped make the games a success
Athletes

More Than Words: First Special Olympics Turkmenistan Athlete Competes in World Winter Games Figure Skating

Three women standing side by side.
Although figure skating athlete Nuranay Habybova could only communicate with her delegation, she could easily express herself on the ice.
Community Impact

Women Who Inspire Change

Mary Davis, CEO of Special Olympics; Annemarie Hill, Special Olympics Chief of Health Operations; Christy Weir, Special Olympics VP of International Media Relations & Communications; Sydnye White, Special Olympics VP of Content & Storytelling
This Women’s History Month, Special Olympics is celebrating the remarkable women who lead, inspire and make a difference in our organization—an organization founded on the visionary leadership of one woman, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Oklahoma Coach Wins SONA Lifetime Achievement Award

By RJ Nealon, March 24, 2025
The photo shows three women wearing blue shirts. They are looking up at the sky.
For more than two decades, Susan St. John has been a fixture of the Special Olympics Oklahoma community, ever since her daughter, Chelsea, first became an athlete while in middle school.
Press Releases

Toyota Motor Europe Celebrates the Unwavering Spirit of Inclusion at Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

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[Turin, Italy - 14 March 2025] Toyota Motor Europe, Presenting Sponsor and Mobility Partner of World Winter Games Turin 2025, congratulates all Special Olympics athletes on their determination and sportsmanship.
Athletes

From the Arctic Circle to Italy: Greenland’s Nuka Martin Lynge Raises the Bar

By Karini Viranna , March 27, 2025
A cross-country skier skis on a snowy mountain during a competition. He is wearing red ski clothes and neon green goggles.
At 21 years old, cross-country-skier Nuka Martin Lynge, from Greenland, has already completed two runs of the Arctic Circle Race—recognised as the world’s most challenging cross-country skiing competition.
Community Impact

Innovation for Inclusion

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University Students Collaborate to Create Inclusive Solutions for Special Olympics through the Accenture Innovation Challenge
Community Impact

Special Olympics Joins the Globe in Celebrating World Autism Acceptance Day

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Celebrated around the world each year on April 2, World Autism Acceptance Day helps to raise awareness and promote education on autism while fostering support, acceptance, and inclusion for people with autism.
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The Spirit Will Live On! Farewell to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

A man in a blue helmet and red, green and black lycra sports uniform speeds along the ice.
The Special Olympics Word Winter Games Turin 2025, the largest sports and humanitarian event of the year, drew to a close on 15 March after a celebration of sport and inclusion.
Press Releases

Special Olympics Launches Landmark Research Agenda at Global Disability Summit, Calls on Governments, Donors to Help Close Knowledge Gaps on Inclusion

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[Berlin, Germany - 3 April 2025] – The Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education today announced the launch of its comprehensive research roadmap, “A Global Research Agenda for Building Inclusive Learning Environments.”
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