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Unified Champion Schools® Work Proven to Increase Inclusion

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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® builds on Special Olympics’ values, principles, practices, experiences and impacts to shape a generation that welcomes everyone.
Athletes

Dustin Plunkett

By Special Olympics Staff, July 10, 2017
Dustin Plunkett
Dustin is an athlete leader who served as spokesman and Global Messenger for the 2015 World Games as well as a broadcaster for ESPN.
Videos

2021 USA TODAY National High School Sports Awards

2021 USA TODAY National High School Sports Awards
The USA TODAY National High School Sports Awards, presented by U.S. Polo Assn., honors the best athletes across the country from the past year. The show premieres at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 and is free to watch thanks to our sponsors.
Athletes

One4All Foundation Growing Unified Sports in Great Britain

By Colin Kenny, November 03, 2017
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The project, funded by Thierry Henry’s One4All Foundation, has had 71 schools and over 4,200 pupils participate.
Athletes

Teaching Health Through Food: Kayla’s Passion for Nutrition

By Renee Dease, March 22, 2026
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In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Renee Dease met with Special Olympics Michigan staff member, Health Messenger, and athlete, Kayla Cornell, to talk about how she empowers Special Olympics athletes to build healthier habits through practical cooking skills and nutrition education.
Community Impact

Thank You!

Hear it straight from our athletes: Thanks for all that you do!

Maureen Scott

Volleyball Subject Matter Expert - Australia
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Italian Football Stars show their support for European Football Week!

By Silvia Cassina , November 11, 2020
Italian football star David Trezeguet and Unified partner Gerald Mballe celebrating with the other athletes and refugees at the end of the match.
Former Juventus stars David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero showed their support for the athletes of Special Olympics and our work with refugees by joining recent Special Olympics European Football Week activities!
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Special Olympics Wins Global Award for Leadership Development Initiative

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The Special Olympics Leadership Academy has won a 2019 LEAD Award, presented by HR.com.
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