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Casamance: The Community Committed to the Health of Children with Disabilities

Four people participating in a podcast
The following is an excerpt from a podcast episode titled “Casamance: the community committed to the health of children with disabilities.”
Press Releases

2025 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony Kicks Off the World’s Largest Sports and Humanitarian Event of the Year

opening ceremony event.
[Turin, Italy - March 9, 2025] Last night, the “Flame of Hope” was lit in the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, marking the official start of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy, the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event of the year.
Athletes

Brayan Rojas Rodriguez: A Legacy Lived

Special Olympics Costa Rica athlete Brayan Rojas Rodriguez
To create a legacy is to defy the limitations imposed by time. Special Olympics World Games defines limitless, permanentizing each victory, each friendship, each celebration.
Athletes

Inspiring The Next Generation

By Daren Jenkins, March 11, 2025
A group of four people standing together.
For Special Olympics athlete, Veronica Diaz Rainieri, anything and everything is possible for everyone. A two-sport athlete in swimming and skiing, Diaz Rainieri is an inspiration for the youth in her native country of the Dominican Republic.
Athletes

Shane's Journey of Determination to World Games

By Iñaki Esnaola, March 12, 2025
Short track speed skater preparing for a race.
If you were to see Shane François Bentley today—gliding on the ice, defending on the soccer field, or diving into a swimming pool—you’d never guess the mountain of challenges he’s had to overcome.
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Young Athletes Make History at Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

Young athletes playing with a parachute.
[Turin, Italy, 12 March 2025] An unforgettable celebration of inclusion and joy united 2,000 children across Italy through Young Athletes, an early childhood play program.
Athletes

Victory on Court 3: The Bomber Leads Italy to Glory

Male floorball athlete maneuvering the ball during a game.
The Division B Unified floorball match on Court 3 was a thrilling showdown between Special Olympics Italy and Special Olympics Germany.
Athletes

Special Olympics Korea Soars on the Snow and the Ice

A young woman skates on the ice
A mix of talent, youth, and personal triumph constitute an exemplary team of athletes. And they’re winning big!
Athletes

Girl, You Got This!

By Daren Jenkins, March 14, 2025
Three people in snow gear standing in the snow with mountains in the background.
When 19-year-old alpine skier and Special Olympics athlete Madison Cyr is gliding down the slopes her motivational saying “Girl, You Got This” keeps her going.
Athletes

Sports At Any Age: Austria’s Gerhard Kirnbauer Races On

By Karini Viranna , March 14, 2025
A man wearing snowshoes competes in a snowshoeing competition as fans and spectators watch. A white building is pictured in the background
At 66-years-old, Austria’s Gerhard Kirnbauer is the oldest athlete at the Special Olympics World Winter Games.
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