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🎉 DAF Day is October 8 🎉 Join supporters across the country in using your donor-advised fund to create opportunities for Special Olympics athletes.
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Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
Sport and Competition
Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Youth & Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
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Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
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Videos showcasing the Special Olympics movement around the globe.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 – 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
Host an Event
Learn more about hosting an international Special Olympics event.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 – 24 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
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Speed and Sound
Ecuadorian athlete Jacqueline Gilces starred in one of the most emotional moments of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
Community Impact
A Look Back At the 2019 World Games
It’s been a month since the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. It proved to be one of the largest, most inclusive, most unified, most diverse and most successful World Games in the history of Special Olympics.
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Unified Pair Kat N’ Nat Report On Their Experiences in Seattle and Abu Dhabi!
Katie Hut and Natalie Green are best friends from Special Olympics Utah and have had some amazing experiences this past year.
Press Releases
Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 celebrates laying foundation for legacy of inclusion
A series of social initiatives that will establish the legacy of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 have been announced by dignitaries and leading figures from the UAE and Special Olympics.
Community Impact
One in Four Athletes at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi are in Need of Prescription Eyeglasses
Special Olympics World Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi brought together 7,500 athletes and unified partners to compete at their highest ability and break down barriers to full inclusion.
In the News
Special Olympics USA Athletes Celebrated at White House
On 18 July, 20 Special Olympics USA representatives including athletes, coaches and Unified partners were invited to the White House by President Donald J. Trump to congratulate and recognize them for their accomplishments at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at an Amazing Full Court Shot
Looking back at Special Olympic's basketball star Matthew Millett's amazing full-court shot during the World Games in Abu Dhabi.
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Unified Pairs from Special Olympics Costa Rica and Paraguay Unite on Inclusion Revolution Radio Podcast
Unified pairs Adriana and Daniela from Special Olympics Costa Rica and Dahiana and Marina from Special Olympics Paraguay joined the podcast.
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Key to success of Special Olympics Malta Games
The Special Olympics Malta Invitational Games 2022 would not have been possible without the immense support of the Government of Malta and SportMalta, as well as that of key advocates at all levels of public life.
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Special Olympics, International Canoe Federation Sign Memorandum of Understanding
During the National Games Berlin 2022, Special Olympics and the International Canoe Federation signed a proclamation committing to develop a long-term cooperation plan between the two organizations.
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