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Tributes

A Letter from Congressman Roy Blunt, In Memoriam

Through the years that I worked with her to assist the Special Olympics, I learned a lot about determination and grit.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Chief Health Officer Calls for Vaccine Equity in Boston Herald

Renee Manfredi sits in a chair at a clinic with her sleeve rolled up to her shoulder right before she gets the vaccine.
Dr. Alicia Bazzano, MD, PH.D, MPH calls for immediate COVID-19 vaccination prioritization of people with intellectual disabilities.
Sport Partnerships

European Handball Federation

European Handball Federation

Mildred Italia Benítez Sanabria

Mildred Italia Benitez Sanabria, Special Olympics Latin America.
Special Olympics Latin America

Gabriela Patricia Velásquez Rodríguez

Gabriela Patricia Velásquez Rodríguez
Special Olympics El Salvador

Daniel Fernando Velasquez Lecointe

Daniel Fernando Velasquez Lecointe, Special Olympics Guatemala athlete
Special Olympics Guatemala

Michael León

Michael León, Special Olympics Southern California athlete
Special Olympics Southern California

Ying Yung

Ying Yung, Special Olympics Chinese Taipei athlete
Special Olympics Chinese Taipei
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South Sudan

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics South Sudan provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

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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Hong Kong

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Special Olympics is a global organization that 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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