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James Quincey

James Quincey, Special Olympics Board of Directors
Executive Chairman of The Coca-Cola Company
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Zimbabwe

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves more than 4 million 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.
Healthy Start

Defining the Diagnosis

Open Water Swimming Sport Center
Learning about developmental delay and intellectual disability will give you the tools to better understand and support your child. This knowledge will also help you build a proactive partnership with your child’s medical and educational team to build a plan of care.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Wishes You a Happy Mother’s Day

Special Olympics Wishes You a Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all moms and mom-figures around the world of the athletes, coaches, volunteers, staff and supporters of the Special Olympics movement.
Athletes

Special Olympics Zimbabwe Athlete Leader Runs Berlin Marathon

Two men pose together for a picture.
Special Olympics Zimbabwe athlete Nyasha Derera has been beating the odds for his entire life.
In the News

Nothing But Love at the Opening Ceremony

Timothy Shriver smiles and laughs, an athletes has his arms up in celebration.
Other global event staff would have tackled him.

Julio Chan

Julio Chan, Chairperson of SOEA Regional Leadership Council 2025 – 2027
Chairperson of SOEA Regional Leadership Council (RLC), Vice Chairman of Special Olympics Macau
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Curacao

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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 Curacao Fact Sheet
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Jamaica

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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 Jamaica Fact Sheet
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Qatar

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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 Qatar FactSheet (PDF)
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