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In the News

Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver celebrates LEGO’s new, inclusive character line, pushes back against those who deride it

Eunice Kennedy Shriver standing with and talking to Special Olympics athletes.
The following is an excerpt from an op-ed written by Special Olympics Chairman Dr. Timothy Shriver titled “Is LEGO's toy diversity 'woke'? There's nothing wrong with visibility for disabilities.,” published in USA Today.
Community Impact

Leaving Ukraine—How One Little Girl Defied the Odds

By David S. Evangelista, March 13, 2023
Rosa playing with her new friend.
She was given-up upon birth once her parents recognized she had a severe and profound intellectual disability. She was left on the doorsteps of a Ukrainian orphanage—mostly invisible to the outside world and largely forgotten, too.
Community Impact

Cool Schools Plunge Takes Over Sandy Point State Park in Record Numbers

By RJ Nealon, March 20, 2023
A group of students jump into the water for the Special Olympics Maryland Cool Schools Plunge.
There wasn’t a speck of sunlight in the sky as the frigid February wind whistled through the empty beach at Sandy Point State Park outside Annapolis, Maryland.
Athletes

World Games Spotlight: Josee Seguin, Canada

Josee Seguin squats down with a weight in preparation for a deadlift.
Josee was still riding high from her multi-medal achievements at Canada's 2018 National Games when she was chosen for the 2019 World Games.
Community Impact

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2023

Thee men holding hands and raising them in the air in victory.
The Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 will be the most inclusive sporting event of the year!
Athletes

Developing Young Athletes in Montenegro: Zana and Biljana’s Story

Zana (second from left) and Biljana (right) stand with students.
Two kindergarten teachers in Montenegro are showing the benefits of the Young Athletes program in their community.
Athletes

First-Ever Basketball Africa League and Special Olympics Unified Sports Event Took Place This Past Month

10 Basketball African League members and Special Olympics athletes in a line at half court posing for a photo with a player’s hand on top of a basketball.
Last month on 17 March the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) and Special Olympics Unified Sports event took place in Dakar, Senegal.
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Special Olympics World Games Berlin Opening Ceremony Kicks Off World’s Largest Sporting and Humanitarian Event in 2023

The Opening Ceremony at Berlin's Olympics Stadium
Fifty thousand athletes, coaches, families, volunteers and supporters of the World Games joined together in an electric celebration of inclusion in Olympiastadion, Berlin.
In the News

WTA Players Support Special Olympics World Games Events in Berlin

Tennis players pose for photo with World Games mascot
This past week, the Special Olympics World Games took place in Berlin coinciding with the WTA’s bett1open presented by ecotrans Group.
Athletes

Sana Won’t Stop Running or Smiling

Sana, standing in lane 3, smiles and lifts her leg to move into starting position.
Sana (she only has one name like Madonna) was all smiles before her 400m Level C preliminary race at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
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