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Athletes

A Day at Inalpi Arena—Floorball Competition in Full Swing

Two floorball athletes running for the ball on the court.
14 March was a busy day at Inalpi Arena in Turin as the Floorball competition of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 continued.
Community Impact

Las Vegas Middle School Earns First Banner Recognition in the State

By RJ Nealon, May 12, 2026
This photo shows a group of people standing behind a sign that says "Take Back Sports ESPN - Special Olympics Unified Sports" at Victoria Fertitta Middle School National Banner.
Inside Victoria Fertitta Middle School, celebration isn’t just filling the gym—it’s filling every corner of the campus.
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Reflecting on the Special Olympics World Winter Games

By Susan Wang, June 23, 2025
A female Special Olympics athlete stands with an otter mascot. They both have their thumbs up and are standing in a large arena.
I had the honour and privilege of experiencing my first Special Olympics World Winter Games as a Sargent Shriver Global Messenger (SSGM) during the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy, March 8-15. These Games were truly the best experience ever and one that I will cherish forever.
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Special Olympics and Badminton World Federation Mark Milestone with Global Impact Report

A woman wearing a black hijab and an orange Special Olympics jacket stands beside a man in an orange Special Olympics shirt and glasses, both behind a wooden podium with a microphone, in front of a red and white event backdrop.
[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - September 19, 2025] Special Olympics (SOI) and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) unveiled the Special Olympics Badminton Impact Report 2020–2024 today at a celebration held courtside during the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Regional Badminton Competition in Bukit Kiara, Malaysia.
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Here’s to the women of Special Olympics!

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Extraordinary and talented women worldwide are forging change. At Special Olympics Asia Pacific, we are surrounded by women of grit who smash stereotypes and break biases every day to lead, motivate and bring about much needed change.
Community Impact

Kay Center Provides Employment and Sport Opportunities to People with Intellectual Disabilities

By RJ Nealon, October 31, 2025
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A lifelong sports fan, Todd Youngblood came to the Kay Community Service Center, a day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) located in Fort Valley, Georgia, in 1995 and was immediately put to work.
Latin America

Hassam Zogaib, atleta líder, protagoniza hito histórico en la inclusión deportiva

Hassam Zogaib
Hassam Zogaib toma un respiro en una de las sillas del vestíbulo del hotel; ya viste su chaqueta y porta su gafete oficial de la CONMEBOL. Frente a él, apuntándole con su móvil, está su entrevistador: César Becerra, Director de Deportes de Olimpiadas Especiales Paraguay. Presiona grabar.
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Tender Hearts

Three employees working together at a table
When Su Anne Lee was younger, she was quiet, timid, even.But today, she greets customers at a bustling café, shares her story with others, and speaks on behalf of people with intellectual disabilities across Malaysia.
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.
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