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Polar Plunge® for Special Olympics

Man jumping off a dock and doing a belly flop as onlookers watch.
Every year brave souls line up to take an icy plunge, the Polar Plunge! The Polar Plunge—sometimes held in conjunction with the Law Enforcement Torch Run— is a huge fundraising effort benefiting Special Olympics and the athletes.
Programs

Niger

Athletes playing basketball on a court.
Special Olympics Niger 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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Special Olympics Unified Sports® Educational Video Launched

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Special Olympics has launched a Unified Sports® educational video to help raise understanding of Unified Sports.
Inclusion Works

Brittany Tagliareni

Brittany Tagliareni
Brittany didn't say her first word until she was 6; but these days, she communicates power and assurance—through sports.
Athletes

Martim's Football Journey with Special Olympics and Sporting Clube de Portugal

Martim's Football Journey with Special Olympics and Sporting Clube de Portugal
Martim Maia is a Special Olympics Portugal athlete whose life changed when he discovered his love of football. Discover Martim's journey and the perspectives of those around him in this feature video, supported by UEFA.
50 Game Changers

Rosas Law

Rosa standing in front of a brick pillar with the word You are Beautiful written above her. She is looking up and smiling for the photo.
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed “Rosa’s Law” which changed “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” in US federal law. Inspired by nine year-old Rosa Marcellino, the law was a key component in the groundswell of advocacy efforts promoting inclusive, people first-language for people with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes

Using Basketball to Overcome the Exclusion of her Past: Cecilia Gonzalez

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Meet Cecilia Gonzalez, a basketball player with Special Olympics Paraguay, whose life is now unrecognizable after she discovered her love for basketball and competing with Special Olympics.
In the News

Coach Webinar Series 2022

A look back on the 2022 Special Olympics Coach Webinar Series, presented by Gallagher.
Community Impact

How Special Olympics is Powering Inclusive Sport with the Help of Sport Partnerships Around the World

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A new report from Special Olympics reveals how a surge in new sport partnerships is helping to power the spread of global inclusion.
Press Releases

Puerto Rico Welcomes the World to the First-Ever Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup

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[San Juan, Puerto Rico - 4 December 2025] The wait is almost over. This week, Puerto Rico will make history as it welcomes basketball players from around the world to the first-ever Special Olympics Unified 3x3 Basketball World Cup, a global celebration of sport, inclusion, and equality, taking place December 5 – 7, 2025, at Distrito T-Mobile, San Juan.
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