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🎉 DAF Day is October 8 🎉 Join supporters across the country in using your donor-advised fund to create opportunities for Special Olympics athletes.
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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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What We Do
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Sports
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.
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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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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.
Host an Event
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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Special Olympics Helped Samantha Conquer a Fear
By
Karina Pinedo
, May 30, 2017
With the help of Special Olympics, she has come to love the water. Find out why that might have been unlikely several years ago.
Athletes
Danish Athlete Addresses Experts at Council of Europe Seminar
By Martha Jo Braycich, December 19, 2017
Martin Nielsen spoke to disability experts during a seminar organized by the Council of Europe and Danish Ministry of Social Affairs.
Community Impact
Special Olympics Awakened Her Love for Midwifery
By
Wendy Mazibuko
, December 01, 2017
Nompendulo Ntshangase is a Nursing Student from Southern African Nazarene University and a volunteer at Special Olympics Swaziland.
Athletes
Lisa Menichino's (Big) Source of Support Fueled Win
By Nance Larsen, March 22, 2017
Family support is important for a Special Olympics athlete. It builds confidence and can provide security to try new things.
Athletes
In Uganda, "Because of Special Olympics, I am Somebody"
When Florence Nabayinda was diagnosed with intellectual disabilities, her world turned dark. See how she's managed to battle past that.
Athletes
Dancer Robert Wallop's Performance Draws Standing Ovation
By Ann Wallop, April 06, 2017
Robert won back to back gold medals at the 2015 Summer Games in Los Angeles and the 2017 World Winter Games in Graz, Austria.
Community Impact
Europe Eurasia Athletes Got Big Homecomings After Winter Games
By Ecem Acar, May 08, 2017
Just under 1400 triumphant athletes from the Europe Eurasia region arrived back as heroes following the World Winter Games in Austria.
Athletes
Trial Run for Brand New Figure Skating Rules
By Aoife O'Grady, March 05, 2018
The system, also used in the Olympics, will now be a part of Special Olympics competitions for years to come.
In the News
Brendan West Found Happiness on a Basketball Court
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Special Olympics Staff
, July 10, 2017
Brendan West’s life has been anything but “normal” since the day he was born. Find out how basketball has helped him with that.
Athletes
Ahmad Hayek: Team Lebanon skier
By
Kate McKenna
, January 25, 2017
Outsiders sometimes forget that Lebanon is a mountainous country, where summits can top 10,000 feet.
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