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Athletes

Building Confidence Through Badminton: Hafiyyan’s Story

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Meet Hafiyyan, a Special Olympics badminton player from Malaysia whose lifelong love for the sport has helped him grow in confidence and purpose.
In the News

Learning and Development at Coaches’ International Short Track Seminar in The Netherlands

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Coaches from across Europe Eurasia gathered in Breda, The Netherlands on 28 February for an enriching and dynamic seminar on short track speed skating, followed by a Special Olympics Netherlands National Short Track Event.
Press Releases

2026 Africa Region Leadership Conference

A group of 110 people with black shirts with the text “Special” pose with red footballs, against a red banner with the Special Olympics logo in white.
The Special Olympics Africa Region hosted its 22nd annual Africa Leadership Conference, welcoming 110 delegates from 38 Special Olympics Programs across the continent for four days of collaboration, learning, and strategic alignment. The conference took place in Johannesburg from March 23 to March 26, 2026.
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Special Olympics Enters into Multi-Year Grant Agreement with Toyota Mobility Foundation, Focused on Unified Programming

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[Washington, DC, USA – 19 March 2026] Special Olympics announced a three-year grant agreement with Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), whose mission is to create a truly mobile society that will help people around the world live better lives.
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Spread the Word Week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Spread the Word Week came to life not through one single event, but through a series of intentional, personal moments that invited people to reflect, participate, and most importantly, define what inclusion means to them.
In the News

Redefining What’s Possible

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In the crowd, family, friends, and fans cheer loudly because Jeff Greene has arrived at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games.
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Special Olympics x Michael Phelps Foundation: Make Every Race Count

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The Make Every Race Count campaign was created to help swimmers turn their failure into success.
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