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Community Impact

Celebrating Special Olympics Siblings

Milagros and Guadalupe at the beach.
Dive into the stories of three Special Olympics siblings who live to break the barriers to inclusion.
Athletes

From the Island of Oahu To the Mainland of Berlin, Germany, Special Olympics Hawaii Athlete Will Officiate Bocce at World Games

By RJ Nealon, April 14, 2023
A Special Olympics athlete tosses a bocce ball on the court.
Shavanna Mahoe has the distinction of being Hawaii’s first and only Special Olympics athlete who serves as a certified bocce official.
Athletes

First-Ever Basketball Africa League and Special Olympics Unified Sports Event Took Place This Past Month

10 Basketball African League members and Special Olympics athletes in a line at half court posing for a photo with a player’s hand on top of a basketball.
Last month on 17 March the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Special Olympics Unified Sports event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
Community Impact

Improving Vision and Quality of Life of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

An athlete receiving an eye exam.
The 2022 Partnership Report highlights how Cooper Vision, Optometry Giving Sight and Special Olympics continue improving sight and quality of life of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities through Eye Care Practitioner training and screening events in the US and Kenya.
In the News

Fundação Benfica Hosts First Stage of Special Champions League

Footballers and their coaches celebrating and cheering in the Special Champions League football tournament.
Twelve football teams from across Europe participate in the EU-supported event.
Athletes

Special Olympics Actress Anna Sargent Breakout Role in Take Me Home at Sundance Film Festival

Anna Sargent standing smiling with woman and film crew behind her
Special Olympics Florida athlete and actress Anna Sargent debuts her acting talents in the film Take Me Home, written and directed by Anna’s sister Liz Sargent, at the Sundance Film Festival as it hits the big screen for the first time.
Athletes

Providing a Voice for the Athletes, Speaking Opportunities by Special Olympics

By RJ Nealon, May 12, 2023
This podcast logo shows a drawing of two men inside a circle with the words "Inclusion Infusion" above their heads.
Throughout the Special Olympics North America Region, Programs are creating opportunities for Special Olympics athletes to find their voices and share their powerful stories.
Press Releases

The Torch of Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is Presented

Had holding up a torch.
On June 7, the flame of the Special Olympics World Games will be lit in Athens.
Athletes

World Games Spotlight: Anas Khalil Al-Zerba, Palestine

Young man playing bocce.
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

Group of four with their arms on one another shoulders; one is holding a basketball.
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.
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