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In the News

Special Olympics Celebrates Champions of Inclusion

Branding and imagery for Honoring Champions of Inclusion
From 20-26 July 2020, Special Olympics is celebrating champions of inclusion as part of Global Week of Inclusion and "The Revolution Is Inclusion," a five-year campaign.
Latin America

Athlete Leader Hassam Zogaib Plays Historic Role in Sports Inclusion

Hassam Zogaib
Hassam Zogaib, Special Olympics Paraguay, takes a break in one of the chairs of the hotel lobby; he’s already wearing his official CONMEBOL jacket and badge. In front of him, adjusting the frame of his phone camera, lies his interviewer: César Becerra, Sports Director at Special Olympics Paraguay. He presses record.
Community Impact

Advocating Inclusion: The Story of Sahil and His Mother

A teenage boy sits at a desk with his peer, smiling at the camera. He holds a pen in his hand, touching a notebook on his desk. There room is full of youth and adults at desks in the background.
Sahil's mother has watched her son Sahil, who has Down Syndrome, grow into a confident and social Youth Leader since Play Unified: Learn Unified was introduced to his school.
Athletes

‘I have so many dreams’--Meet Magnus!

Magnus holding a trophy on the left and holding a video camera on the right.
At age 20, Magnus Orri Arnarson is already a role model for people with intellectual disabilities—and without—in Iceland...and beyond.
Community Impact

HCAC-Special Olympics Partnership Brings Excellence to Competition Events

By RJ Nealon, December 10, 2021
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The partnership between the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) and Special Olympics Indiana has grown immensely over the years.
In the News

Special Olympics and FIBA Foundation: A Natural Fit

Five basketball players on court, three in orange kits and two in grey with fans and signage in the background.
The recent FIBA Open in Mies, Switzerland shows the partnership between Special Olympics and the FIBA Foundation in action.
In the News

Asia Pacific Youth Leaders With and Without Intellectual Disabilities Convened in Singapore to Advance Inclusion and Education

A large group of people in multiple rows, kneeling, squatting, and standing for a group photo.
Over 40 youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities from 14 Asian Pacific countries gathered in Singapore earlier in June for the “Youth for Inclusion: Expanding Unified Champion Schools” summit.
In the News

Strength of Kindness: Welcoming Champions at the Turin Winter Games Opening Ceremony

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Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 Kick Off with Heartfelt Opening Ceremony
In the News

Youth Empowered, Leaders Inspired: Fabricio Valdéz

Unified Partners hanging together.
When Fabricio first walked through the doors of an English institute in Mendoza, Argentina, he was searching for one thing: a way to improve his language skills.
Community Impact

Kay Center Provides Employment and Sport Opportunities to People with Intellectual Disabilities

By RJ Nealon, October 31, 2025
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A lifelong sports fan, Todd Youngblood came to the Kay Community Service Center, a day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) located in Fort Valley, Georgia, in 1995 and was immediately put to work.
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