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Athletes

Special Olympics Arizona Flag Football Team Finds Motivation in Rose Bowl to Prepare for the USA Games

By RJ Nealon, January 31, 2022
A group of Special Olympics athletes and Unified partners pose for a team photo. They are wearing jerseys with the Arizona state flag on them.
To the sports world and beyond, it’s the most iconic venue in sports. But to a select few, there is another venue that will soon hold significant importance.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Delegates Make Virtual Visit to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Critical Funding and Inclusion

A group of Special Olympics athletes and supporters appear on a Zoom screen.
Special Olympics athletes, organization leaders, Unified Sports partners, family members, and supporters from across the United States will engage virtually on February 9 and 10 for Special Olympics’ annual “Capitol Hill Day.”
Community Impact

Special Olympics Poland Support Ukraine Refugees with Intellectual Disabilities

people carrying boxes.
World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20 June to recognize individuals and families who have had to flee their homes in seek of safety.
In the News

Global Partnerships for Education Highlights Special Olympics’ Call for Global State of Inclusion

A teenage student writing on a sheet of paper.
Special Olympics Chief of Global Youth and Education Jacqueline Jodl explains why Special Olympics is challenging governments to dedicate 3% of their education budgets to help educate students with intellectual disabilities.
Athletes

Caroline Tangitau Sweeps Silver in Powerlifting

Young woman, Caroline Tangitau deadlifting.
Caroline Tangitau traveled more than 11,027 miles/17,500 km from New Zealand to Germany to participate in the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 in women’s powerlifting.
Community Impact

Liftoff: To Inclusion and Beyond

By RJ Nealon, July 11, 2024
National Leadership Event Group Photo - a large group of people with and without intellectual disabilities pose for a photo outside on grass.
It’s the quiet time of year on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, but the presence of Special Olympics makes it lively. Special Olympics youth leaders, educators and Program staff lived on campus during the 2024 SONA National Leadership Event: To Inclusion and Beyond.
In the News

Serbia Celebrates EBW 2023 Legacy with 2024 Unified Women’s Basketball Event

A group of three young girls playing basketball. Two girls wearing white jersey man-marking the third one who is holding the basketball and wearing the red uniform of the opposite team.
A vibrant celebration of women’s and Unified basketball took place as the European Unified Women’s Basketball Tournament unfolded at the Kristalna Dvorana sports centre in Zrenjanin, Serbia, between 5-9 June.
In the News

Special Olympics Co-Hosts World Health Summit Session on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Two women sit at a desk with microphones while presenting at the World Health Summit. A presentation plays on a projector while the women talk.
Special Olympics joined a consortium of global health leaders to highlight the topic of disability inclusion in health and advocate for the needs of persons with disabilities.
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