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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.
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Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
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Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
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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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An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
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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.
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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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In the News
Coca Cola Celebrates Danish Swimmer in New Video
The Special Olympics founding global partner highlighted the journey of Eva, in a moving video.
Sport and Competition
Coaching a Special Olympics Unified Team
Hear from Special Olympics Unified Football coaches about their reasons for being involved in Special Olympics, what makes it so special, what they try to teach athletes and what the athletes teach them.
In the News
Education Experts Call for Greater Commitment to Inclusion in Education
On 18 April 2024, Special Olympics International (SOI) joined the Brookings Institution Center for Universal Education (CUE) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in co-hosting the CUE Symposium on Education Systems Transformation for and through Inclusive Education.
European Football Week 2020
Football is one of the most popular sports in Special Olympics Europe Eurasia with 139,800 players and 8,300 coaches registered, and European Football Week has long been a jewel in our sports calendar. This year, even the national restrictions in place across Europe to halt the spread of COVID-19 couldn’t stop us celebrating European Football Week #EFW2020—although we will be doing things a little differently! While there will still be some limited football events organized across Europe, our love of football will mainly be celebrated online with Faces of Football.
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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.
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In the News
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027 Announcement Makes Headlines Around the World
Special Olympics Board Chair Dr. Timothy Shriver poses with Special Olympics athletes during the press event to announce that Santiago, Chile will be the host site for the 2027 Special Olympics World Games.
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Power of Unified Sports Back in Spotlight at Annual NBA Game
Once again, the power of unity will shine on center court at the NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game during NBA All-Star weekend.
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Creating Leaders of Inclusion: Special Olympics Egypt's Story
By
Brendan Scully
, October 13, 2022
By organizing events, sharing ideas, and advocating for the rights of their peers, the Youth Leaders Council of Special Olympics Egypt is a driving force for inclusion in education and everyday life in the country.
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Special Olympics Launches Initiative Connecting Athletes to Research and Evaluation Opportunities
[Minneapolis, Minnesota, 20 June 2026] Today, Special Olympics announced the launch of SO-Link—an initiative that connects Special Olympics athletes with opportunities to participate in Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved research and evaluation projects relevant to their health.
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From Leadership Development to Organizational Impact
Leadership is not built in isolation. It is developed through learning, collaboration, and a shared commitment to creating meaningful change. That philosophy sits within Special Olympics Leadership Academy.
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