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Sport and Competition

World Games Berlin 2023 Unified Sports Delegates

Athletes running into the water for an Open Water Swimming event.
As Berlin, Germany gears up to host the next Special Olympics World Games in 2023, Special Olympics is pleased to announce the selection of the Unified Sports Delegates. The Unified Sports Delegate (USD) is appointed by Special Olympics as the key authority for overseeing the Unified Sports Competition Protocol and is responsible for ensuring that the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the World Games correctly interprets, implements and enforces Special Olympics Unified Sports Rules. The Unified Sports Delegate manages a group of volunteers and consults with the Sport Technical Delegate regarding penalties, disqualifications or suspensions due to observed violations of the Unified Sports "Principle of Meaningful Involvement." Click on the profiles below to learn more about the team.
Community Impact

Healthy Athletes: Making a Difference

Healthy Athletes: Making a Difference
The Special Olympics Healthy Athletes clinics, run by trained volunteers, are making a huge impact in the lives of athletes.

Inclusive Leadership

Man speaking into a microphone he's holding in his left hand and his right hand up holding note cards. Spectators are behind him.
Special Olympic’s leadership work drives personal and cultural change. First, we build leadership skills in athletes, so they have the opportunity to become leaders within the movement, their communities, and ultimately, teachers of inclusion. Then, through the Unified Leadership approach, athletes educate people without disabilities to improve their behaviors and practices creating more inclusive environments for all.
Community Impact

Faces of Inclusion: Sammy’s Journey

Sammy smiling and holding a camera.
Sammy’s childhood is a familiar story for many children with intellectual disabilities (ID) who grow up in environments where differences are misunderstood and punished.
In the News

Special Olympics Provides Dental Care for the Most Marginalized

Dental exam at Healthy Athletes screening during the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi.
Attentive dental care is essential to an athlete’s overall health and well-being says Dr. Alicia Bazzano, Special Olympics Chief Health Officer, in a recent article she wrote for Dentistry Today. In it, she addressed how gaps in preventive care often lead to serious health issues for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes

Aerie Highlights Special Olympics athletes in the Better Together Campaign

Aerie "Better Together" green t-shirt on a bed of dandelions.
This July, Special Olympics and Aerie are celebrating the Global Week of Inclusion by teaming up for the “Better together” campaign!
In the News

Remembering Denny Alldridge

Denny Alldridge standing and smiling
The Special Olympics family is mourning the loss of Denny Alldridge. He died Sept. 5th at his home in Stoughton, WI. He was 72.
Videos

WATCH: "The World in Turin", courtesy of BBC Sport

WATCH: "The World in Turin", courtesy of BBC Sport
Competitors from over 100 nations take part in the Special Olympics World Winter Games. Joe Wilson is in Turin to find out how sport can transform the lives of athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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