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Press Kit

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Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports, every day around the world.
Leadership Development

Unified Leadership

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Building from sport, Unified Leadership teaches leaders of all abilities to value and learn from each other, and create environments where people with ID succeed in meaningful roles.
Sports Essentials

Divisioning

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The fundamental difference between Special Olympics competitions and those of other sports organizations is that athletes of all ability levels are encouraged to participate, and every athlete is recognized for his/her performance.
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Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023

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The Special Olympics World Games offer the opportunity to unite the world like no other event can.

Dave Harman

Open Water Swimming Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Great Britain, United Kingdom
Open Water Swimming Technical & Unified Sports Delegate - Raalte, Netherlands
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Korea

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Special Olympics is a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
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Libya

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Special Olympics Libya provides empowerment, acceptance and joy. But for every Special Olympics athlete, there are many people with intellectual disabilities we haven’t reached yet.

It’s at the local level—right here—where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

Download the Special Olympics Libya FactSheet (PDF)

Sammy Kamande

Sammy Kamande, 2023 Global Athlete Congress Participant
Special Olympics Kenya

Margaret Turley

Margaret Turley, SSGM, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia
Partners of the Movement

Golisano Foundation

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In 2012, businessman and philanthropist, Tom Golisano committed $12 million over four years towards launching the Special Olympics Healthy Communities initiative. The goal was to create communities in eight countries and six U.S. States where Special Olympics athletes and other people with intellectual disabilities have the same access to health and wellness resources and services—and can attain the same level of good health—as all community members.
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