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Henry Schein Extends Partnership with Special Olympics Until 2025, Promoting Wellness and Health Education for Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities Around the World

Volunteer helping athlete demonstrate the correct way to brush teeth.
Melville, NY (USA) – May 13, 2024: Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners, today announced that it has extended through 2025 its existing partnership with Special Olympics to support health screening and education to and among its athletes at select events around the world.
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Henry Schein Cares Foundation Launches Next Phase of the ‘Wearing Is Caring’ Campaign and Announces New Support for Special Olympics

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Public Health Awareness Campaign to Promote the Connection Between Oral Health and Total Health, and Encourage the Use of Face Coverings to Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
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Game Recognizes Game

Large group photo in a gymnasium setting, a Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026 banner is behind the group.
At the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026, Special Olympics coaches spent most of their time plotting against one another’s teams.
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Seeing Action Through the Lens at USA Games

Ryan, a Special Olympics Southern California athlete, hangs from the rim after a powerful dunk as spectators watch from the sideline.
The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have wrapped up.
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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.
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Joy in Every Sport: Highlights from the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

By Jadon Roberts, July 21, 2026
Graphic promoting Inclusion Revolution Radio Season 8, Episode 3. The design features three Special Olympics USA Games participants: a cheerleader in the foreground and two athletes in the background, one holding a football and one wearing a green Special Olympics track uniform. Text reads: “Season 8, Episode 3,” “Inclusion Revolution Radio,” “With Blaize Shiek, Digital Creator & Professional Cheerleader,” and “Tommy Holleman & Anna Murray, Media Team Reporters | Special Olympics North America.” Podville logo appears in the bottom right corner.
In this special episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, we looked back on the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, held 20 – 26 June in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Women's Tennis Association

Special Olympics is pleased to partner with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to build international awareness of and participation in Special Olympics Unified Sports® through the WTA Foundation’s global community outreach program COME PLAY!. This program encourages people of all ages and abilities to play tennis in order to lead healthy and productive lives on and off the court. The partnership does this in a variety of ways with activations at WTA tournament pairing Special Olympics athletes with professional players and WTA players joining official Special Olympics tennis events at national and international events. In addition, Special Olympics is grateful for the support of 3x Grand Slam champion Gaby Dabrowski as an official Global Ambassador since 2020.
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Understanding Athlete Support Needs and Advancing Disability Health Equity

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A new study from Special Olympics was published in the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities titled, Functional Limitations Reported Among U.S. Adults With Intellectual Disability Participating in Special Olympics: A Comparative Analysis to the General Population.
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WTA Foundation Holds Special Olympics Clinics Across the North American Tennis Swing

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The past few weeks have been a busy and exciting time for the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Foundation and Special Olympics, with tennis clinics bringing athletes together with grand slam champions and top ten WTA players during the North American tennis swing.
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