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Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
Sport and Competition
Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Youth & Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
Inclusive Leadership
Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
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Videos showcasing the Special Olympics movement around the globe.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 – 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
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Learn more about hosting an international Special Olympics event.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 – 24 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
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Inclusion Works
Get Healthy, Eat Healthy—Some Words from the Wise
Poor nutrition can lead to poor health. Challenge yourself to snack healthy & kickstart your journey to better health...with some quick tips from our athletes!
Inclusion Works
Meet Abdou
Abdou grew up in a community with strong stigma around children born with intellectual disabilities. Now, he’s known as hard-worker and an accomplished role model—proving that Inclusion Works! #ChooseToInclude! Sign the Inclusion Pledge @WeChallengeYou.org.
Research and Evaluation
#2: Using Science to Build an Evidence-Based PATH to Special Olympics Health Programming
Lecturers: Andrew Lincoln, ScD, MS; Ashlyn Smith, PhD; Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, PhD, MPH; John Hanley, PhD; Justin Hunsinger Institutions: Mount Royal University, Canada; Technical University (TU) of Munich
50 Game Changers Espanol
Eunice y Rosemary
La relación entre Eunice Kennedy Shriver y su hermana Rosemary Kennedy formó las raíces de todo el movimiento Olimpiadas Especiales.
Athletes
Gaining Confidence with Micheline
In finding inclusion, Micheline also found confidence and independence.
Media Library
1995 Games: Sport, Spirit and Splendor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver charges the Special Olympics athletes at the international competition to take their triumphs home, to say, "I represented my nation before all the world!"
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A Dream to Grow On
A short film about the 1968 Special Olympics Games in Chicago, the event that launched the worldwide Special Olympics movement, narrated by U.S. Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson.SHOW MORE
Athletes
Celebrating Women's History Day 2021
Video highlighting the increasing number of participation by female athletes.
Community Impact
Play Unified to Live Unified!
Well-known athletes, including Olympic stars, played their sports with Special Olympics athletes to show the power of unified teams.
Abu Dhabi Daily Show
Ian Harper and Emanuelle de Souza
Ian Harper, a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger from Great Britain, interviews Emmanuelle de Souza, a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger from Brazil.
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