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From Turf to Surf

Young boy surfing with two observers watching.
Special Olympics Puerto Rico changed the usual backdrop of courts and fields for the beach, with the celebration of surfing workshops for athletes and participants with intellectual disabilities.
In the News

USA Today Sports Highlights Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida Athlete, and His IRONMAN Quest

Chris Nikic standing after a swim meet with medals around his neck
This is an excerpt from the USA Today article titled “Special Olympian Chris Nikic trains to be first person with Down syndrome to complete Ironman.”
In the News

Designing a More Inclusive World

Special Olympics New York and Parsons School of Design students gathered at a work table to create figure skating clothing designs.
As part of an effort to amplify the voice of Special Olympics across the world of sport and fashion, Special Olympics teamed up with the New School’s Parsons School of Design. The class began in January 2020 and was the first time Parsons worked to include people with intellectual disabilities in their curriculum.
In the News

Youth Leaders Answering the Call to Build Back Better

Edna and Aldina stand together in front of a poster featuring Aldina.
It is during these times of the unknown that the need for innovation and creativity emerges. In the following videos, Special Olympics Youth Leaders share how they took on the challenge of a new, virtual normal, and committed to creating innovative projects portraying an uncertain time.
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American Physical Therapy Association Summit Features Keynote Address from Special Olympics Chief Health Officer

Dr. Alicia Bazzano on stage in front of a projection screen.
Special Olympics Chief Health Officer Dr. Alicia Bazzano addressed members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) at the Future of Physical Therapy Summit.
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The ‘R-word’ Inches Back into the Mainstream

A group of men and women sign their names on a large poster.
An excerpt from the NBC News article detailing a recent return of the R-word in the language lexicon.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director General, World Health Organization

The Honorable Olivia Grange

The Honorable Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica
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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.

Special Olympics Fiji is recognized as a Founding Committee. A Founding Committee is a group of people who join together and apply to Special Olympics International for recognition and the right to use the name "Special Olympics" with the ultimate goal of being accredited as a Program.

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.
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