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In the News

'My Cause My Cleats' NFL Players Show Off Their Support for Special Olympics

Cleveland Browns Baker Mayfield's Special Olympic Cleats
The NFL celebrated its fourt annual "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign during Week 14 of the NFL season as a part of its commitment to supporting causes important to players. My Cause, My Cleats is a collaboration between the NFL and players that raises awareness and money for hundreds of charitable organizations of each players choosing.
Community Impact

Soccerex and Special Olympics: Bringing International Footballers Together

By Megan Jean, December 16, 2019
Man and woman shaking hands on stange in front of a Special Olympics presentation.
Special Olympics and Soccerex signed a global partnership agreement during SoccerexUSA 2019 in Miami, Florida.
Press Releases

Dr. Károly Mirnics Named to Special Olympics International Board of Directors

Károly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Munroe-Meyer Institute; Hattie B. Munroe Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 12, 2019: Special Olympics International announced today that Károly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will join the Special Olympics International Board of Directors.
In the News

Special Olympics Athletes Can Heal the Nation

Mario Horn, Shadi Brightfield, and Tim Shriver at a Snowboarding Event
In a Washington Post Op-Ed, Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman of the Board, explains why athletes are role models when it comes to inclusion and acceptance.
Community Impact

First Ever Pan Africa Regional Games Scheduled to Make History in January 2020

Pan Africa Games Egypt 2020 logo surrounded by the descriptions about the image.
The first ever Special Olympics Pan African Games will take place in Cairo, 23-31 January, 2020 under the auspices of HE Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the Egyptian President.
Latin America

Olimpiadas Especiales Hace Historia en los X Games 2020

Splitscreen image of SOLA Athletes participating in X Games 2020
Por primera vez en su historia, una competencia de Esquí Unificado será parte del programa carreras Unificadas de Olimpiadas Especiales en los X Games 2020.
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Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities Gather in Sweden for Special Olympics International Winter Sports Event

A group of Swedish athletes standing in a group and cheering.
Athletes from 19 countries set to join Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games in Östersund and Åre.
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Special Olympics Confirms Berlin as Host of 2023 World Games

Six Special Olympics representatives standing on stage holding the Berlin signing and posing for group photos.
Berlin, Germany - 30 January 2020: Berlin today became the official host of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games during a ceremony in the German capital.
Community Impact

Healthy Athletes: A Gateway to Inclusive Health Care in Sweden

By Jeroen Adriaanse , February 05, 2020
Athlete trying on ski glasses as a volunteer shows him his reflection in a handheld mirror.
As local students made their way to lectures, athletes competing in the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2020 participated in free health screenings through the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes programme.
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Special Olympics Delegates Champion for Inclusion and Need for Critical Funding on Capitol Hill

A group of athletes and Special Olympics representatives standing in front of the Capitol building.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 11, 2020: Special Olympics athletes, organization leaders, Unified Sports partners, and family members from across the United States and the District of Columbia converged on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on February 11th for Special Olympics’ annual “Capitol Hill Day.”
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