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Athletes

Justin & Caraline’s Story

Two tennis players smile and playfully point their tennis rackets towards the camera.
Justin and Caraline met through Special Olympics New York Coach Brian Tenety’s Unified basketball team in high school. Today, they carry on his legacy of inclusion as teammates and friends—on and off the court.

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Gilmour Borg, Sargent Shriver Global Messenger
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In the News

2017 Winter Games Athletes Delivered in Extraordinary Fashion

By Fiona Hynes, April 03, 2017
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"Athletes from across Europe Eurasia came to these Games to showcase their talents, their passion and the results of their hard work."
Athletes

“I’m Not Afraid to Play!”

A group of footballers in red and white kits stand in line on a stage. Among the predominantly male group, there are two blonde girls looking at the camera with their thumbs up.
Kimberley and Rachel, aged 16, are the only two girls on their football squad of ten. They represent a new generation of girls with intellectual disabilities determined to spread their passion for football far and wide!
Athletes

World Down Syndrome Day 2026

World Down Syndrome Day 2026
Athlete Leaders from Special Olympics Latin America share important messages for World Down Syndrome Day—a day of awareness, solidarity, activism, and celebration.
Athletes

Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Emanuelle Heads to World Games

Emanuelle de Souza speaking to an interviewers. She is in a black Special Olympics polo that reads, The Revolution is Inclusion on the sleeve.
Emanuelle de Souza, SO Brazil, started her four-year term as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger in January 2019.
In the News

Finish Line Youth Foundation Nominated for ESPN Sports Humanitarian Award

Finish Line Youth Foundation employee presents a Special Olympics athlete with a new pair of shoes
Finish Line Youth Foundation and Special Olympics 2018 USA Games partner Brooks Running are finalists for ESPN’s 2019 Sports Humanitarian Awards for the Corporate Community Impact honor for their work in providing 1,431 Special Olympics athletes Brooks shoes during the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle.
Videos

IRR: Loretta Claiborne

IRR: Loretta Claiborne
Download the TranscriptShe’s competed in 30 marathons, placing in the top 100 of the Boston Marathon twice. She’s earned her black belt in karate and completed triathlons. She knows the power of commitment and what it takes to, literally, go the distance. Special Olympics Chief Inspiration Officer Loretta Claiborne will do anything it takes to cross the finish line, and her unwavering advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities reflects that same determination.Read the Article
History

Out of the Shadows: Events Leading to the Founding of Special Olympics

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A chronology of the people and events that led to creation of the world’s largest organization dedicated to promoting respect, inclusion and acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities.
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