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In the News

Fundação Benfica Hosts First Stage of Special Champions League

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Twelve football teams from across Europe participate in the EU-supported event.
Athletes

Special Olympics Actress Anna Sargent Breakout Role in Take Me Home at Sundance Film Festival

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Special Olympics Florida athlete and actress Anna Sargent debuts her acting talents in the film Take Me Home, written and directed by Anna’s sister Liz Sargent, at the Sundance Film Festival as it hits the big screen for the first time.
Community Impact

Tune in to learn more about the Special Olympics Festival at the World Games with Natalie Ullrich

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In this week’s episode, Josh and Novie spoke with Natalie Ullrich, senior manager of the Special Olympics Festival at the World Games.
Press Releases

50 Days to go until the start of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023

50 Days to go until #Berlin2023
28 April 2023 - In 50 days, Berlin will host the world's largest inclusive sports event with 7,000 athletes from 190 delegations. The biggest multi-sport event in Germany since the 1972 Olympic Games, will kick off with the opening ceremony on June 17 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
Athletes

Providing a Voice for the Athletes, Speaking Opportunities by Special Olympics

By RJ Nealon, May 12, 2023
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Throughout the Special Olympics North America Region, Programs are creating opportunities for Special Olympics athletes to find their voices and share their powerful stories.
Athletes

Taking “Play Unified” to the Next Level

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Special Olympics is all about bringing out the best in everyone. Special Olympics Unified Sports, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities, takes this transformation to another level. Now, meet a Unified Basketball team from Florida, USA that’s taking the power of “playing unified” to the global level at the 2023 World Games in Berlin.
Sport Partnerships

EuroHockey

EuroHockey is the governing body of hockey in Europe. It has 42 member national associations and is one of five Continental Federations affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). EuroHockey (previously the European Hockey Federation) was founded in Cardiff, Wales in 1969
Sport Partnerships

Topgolf

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Special Olympics and Topgolf are partnered to develop the sport of Golf in Special Olympics globally. As part of this partnership Topgolf will provide access to their 100+ Topgolf facilities to Special Olympics athletes, unified partners and coaches for training and competition. Special Olympics has worked with Topgolf to introduce a set of rules that position the game of Topgolf as an event within the Special Olympics Golf enabling Special Olympics programs to offer Topgolf to their athletes as an additional official competition opportunity. Special Olympics and Topgolf are committed to work together to increase participation in the sport of Golf while demonstrating the transformative power of inclusive sport for all.
In the News

Special Olympics Presented with the Fair Play Award for Peace 2025

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The President of the European Fair Play Movement and the Italian National Fair Play Committee and Panathlon Wallonie-Bruxelles awarded Special Olympics the Fair Play Award for Peace 2025.
Press Releases

Athletes at Inaugural Special Olympics European Union Day to Champion Inclusion at the Heart of Europe

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[Brussels, Belgium – 22 September 2025] Marking one of the highlight events of the 10th anniversary of European Week of Sport, the very first Special Olympics European Union (SO EU) Day will bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities, EU leaders, and citizens for two days of sport, dialogue, and action.
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