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Times of Malta Featured an Original Piece by David Evangelista

Group of Special Olympics athletes walk out during Opening Ceremony of Special Olympics Malta Inviational Games 2022.
The following is an excerpt from the article titled Architecture and Significance at Special Olympics Malta written by Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Regional President and Managing Director David Evangelista and published by Times of Malta.
Athletes

World Games Spotlight: Josee Seguin, Canada

Josee Seguin squats down with a weight in preparation for a deadlift.
Josee was still riding high from her multi-medal achievements at Canada's 2018 National Games when she was chosen for the 2019 World Games.
Athletes

The Bond of Sisterhood

By Kristin Hughes Srour, M.B.A., March 17, 2025
Two athletes, one gives a thumbs up and the other shows off a medal.
Dominika Oravcova holds up a Special Olympics Slovakia flag at the alpine skiing medal ceremony, cheering loudly for her sister, Michaela, who has just won the bronze medal.

Bruce Clarke

Bruce Clarke, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics Texas

David Sullivan

David Sullivan, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics New Zealand

Grace Payne

Grace Payne, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics New Zealand
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Dominican Republic

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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 Dominican Republic FactSheet (PDF)

Shawn Ferguson

Shawn Ferguson, Special Olympics Chief of Staff to the Chairman and VP of Government Affairs, Chairman's Office
Chief of Global Government Relations

Santos Antonio

Santos Antonio, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics Namibia
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Disability Scoop Reports on the Power of Unified Sports

A man in gray business suit directs two basketball players in black uniforms. They are inside an arena.
Disability Scoop reported on how Special Olympics Unified Sports and Unified Champion Schools are benefiting students with and without intellectual disabilities.
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