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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.
Find Special Olympics Near Me
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
What We Do
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.
Inclusive Leadership
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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Hear about Special Olympics impact from around the world.
Always On
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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Events
Events
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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Athletes
Iraqi Athlete Aims High at MENA Regional Games
By Noah Gaballah, March 12, 2018
Growing up, Mohamed Kheir Allah dealt with isolation and stigma. Find out what he has learned about himself by competing.
Community Impact
Healthy Athletes Expands to the Baltic States
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Bjoern Koehler
, May 19, 2017
Our programs have improved the health of our athletes around the globe. In many cases, the programs have profoundly changed lives.
Athletes
One4All Foundation Growing Unified Sports in Great Britain
By Colin Kenny, November 03, 2017
The project, funded by Thierry Henry’s One4All Foundation, has had 71 schools and over 4,200 pupils participate.
Community Impact
A New Milestone for Special Olympics in Greece
By Ecem Acar, July 25, 2017
Special Olympics Hellas in Greece is celebrating a fantastic accomplishment!
Athletes
Naide Demir: A Shining Star Leading Her Team
The Special Olympics Serbia athlete has been a star of her local basketball team ever since she first stepped on the basketball court.
In the News
Delegates Made Case for Critical Funding on Capitol Hill
By Tara Baker, February 21, 2018
Special Olympics athletes, program leaders, unified partners, and family members converged on Capitol Hill on February 13.
Athletes
Sobeys Counselor Offers Food Advice to Canadian Athletes
By
Kat
, September 11, 2017
Laura Johnston talked about where to find quick and healthy meals and snacks and reminded the group of looking at the nutrition labels.
Community Impact
Corrections Officers ‘Jailed’ for Special Olympics Saskatchewan
By
Chelsea Fidler
, August 30, 2017
Desiree Hesson with Saskatchewan Correctional Centre and Wade Madland with Corrections Canada helped the event reached $20,000 goal.
Athletes
Sureka Gammeddage Is No Stranger to Obstacles
By
Genevieve Jiang
, April 24, 2017
From training without shoes to using broomsticks in floorball practice, she knows what it means to persevere.
Athletes
Zimbabwe Athlete Nominated for 2017 RASA Awards
By
Viola Musariri
, July 25, 2017
Munyaradzi Musariri was ecstatic to hear that he had made the top 3 of the Regional Annual Sports Awards held in South Africa.
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