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Volleyball, Gymnastics and Football at the Global Youth Leadership Forum

Special Athletes, Unified Athletes, and coaches shake hands and give one another high-fives on the court. One team is wearing yellow and black uniforms and the other is wearing blue and white uniforms.
An overview of sports at the Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, featuring Special Olympics Board Members, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner and Global Ambassador, Vladimir Grbic.

Partners of the Movement

A group of people in red Special Olympics shirts standing together in two rows for a group photo.
Special Olympics is a trusted organization supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities globally for more than 50 years. Our work succeeds in changing lives, building advocacy networks, and creating a lasting positive impact.
Press Releases

Rockit™ Apple Announces First Global Partnership with Special Olympics

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CHELAN, WA, USA, May 25, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Rockit™ Apple, the world's first perfectly snack-sized apple, is thrilled to announce its inaugural partnership with Special Olympics. With a shared vision of promoting inclusion, celebrating courage and resilience, and advocating for wellness and health access for all, this collaboration intends to help make a meaningful impact on the lives of Special Olympics athletes and all individuals with intellectual disabilities who face daily discrimination.
Videos

IRR: Inclusion at Work

IRR: Inclusion at Work
Download the TranscriptIn recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Inclusion Revolution Radio host Novie Craven traveled to The Coca-Cola Company’s Atlanta Office Complex in October 2025 to learn more about their commitment to inclusion in the workforce. Hosted by This-Ability Inclusion Network, a thought leader and advocacy group within Coca-Cola, Novie led the conversation around support of employees with disabilities, employees who are caregivers for loved ones with disabilities and consumers of all abilities.Read the Article
Athletes

Shanghai to Helsinki: Floorball 101

By Lauri Jaakkola, July 31, 2017
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Visitors all the way from Shanghai came to Helsinki, Finland to learn about the sport of floorball.
In the News

Powering Inclusion: 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Parade of people.
More than 3,000 athletes, 75,000 fans and 10,000 volunteers. One shared belief: sport can open doors, build confidence, and bring people together.
Sports & Coaching

Short Track Speed Skating

Two athletes racing on a the ice.
Coaching guide, rules and other materials for coaches.
Athletes

Learning Perseverance in the Mountains of Pakistan

By Sarah Amin Ali, March 06, 2017
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Special Olympics athlete Parvez works as a laborer in a wheat field. That may have shaped him into the athlete he is today.
In the News

Special Olympics Joins The Beau Biden Foundation to Combat Abuse

Tim Shriver & Hallie Biden signing the Memorandum of Understanding.
Operation Safeguard, a new initiative to advance and strengthen the protection of people with intellectual disabilities from physical and sexual abuse.
Athletes

Athlete Gives Gold Medal to Pope Francis

Ximena de Varela offers her gold medal to Pope Francis during his visit to Panama for World Youth Day.
More than a half-million young people from around the world greeted Pope Francis during his recent World Youth Day visit to Panama.
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