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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Iceland

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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.

Download the Special Olympics Iceland Fact Sheet.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Slovakia

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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.

Download the Special Olympics Slovakia Fact Sheet.
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

Ukraine

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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.

Download the Special Olympics Ukraine Fact Sheet.
In the News

Sports Illustrated Captured the Action at Virginia School Honored for Inclusion

Five students flanked by two adults smile at the camera inside of a school building.
On a day full of inclusion, education and sport, Sports Illustrated covered the ceremony when Bush Hill Elementary School in Alexandria, VA was named an Unified Champion School by Special Olympics.
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Mozambique

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics Mozambique 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. Fact Sheet coming soon.
Community Impact

Catching Big Air, Creating Bigger Change

Promotional graphic for Inclusion Revolution Radio featuring two snowboarders in winter gear holding a black snowboard overhead. Text reads “Season 7 | Episode 13: Hannah & Amen Teter.” The Inclusion Revolution Radio logo appears on the left, with the Podville logo in the top right. The background is purple with graphic textures, and the episode is presented by Procter & Gamble, whose logo appears at the bottom.
Hannah Teter and her brother, Amen Teter, grew up snowboarding, inheriting a love for the sport from their parents.
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European Basketball Week 2019

Young male Romanian player in an orange uniform catching the basketball. The 2017 Eurobasket mascot is in the middle ground. A girl is in the foreground wearing a blue uniform with the number 6 on her back. An audience is watching the action in the background.
2018 marks the 15th edition of one of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia's highlight events: European Basketball Week (EBW).
Community Impact

Faces of Fans and Families Throughout USA Games

Family members wearing matching "Team Brad" shirts pose in front of a Special Olympics USA Games display on the University of Minnesota campus. They are supporting Tennessee powerlifting athlete Brad Davis and cheering on Special Olympics athletes competing at the 2026 USA Games.
Long before the starting whistles sounded and the first medals were awarded, the heart of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games could be found in the stands and on the streets of Minneapolis. Families, friends, teammates, coaches, and volunteers filled arenas, fields, and venues with handmade signs, tears of pride, joyful cheers, and unwavering encouragement. 
Athletes

Meet the President of Latin America’s Athlete Leader Council

By Leilani Gonzalez, August 18, 2017
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In April 2017, Julio Barrera, Special Olympics Panama athlete, was appointed President of Latin America’s Athlete Leaders Council.
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USA Games Attracts Media Coverage for its Health Work at USA Games

Athlete having blood pressure taken by a health care worker.
Thank you to the media outlets that elevated Special Olympics Health across earned media, partner content, and owned channels while capturing compelling athlete and volunteer stories during the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
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