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Community Impact

Commit To Change: Leaving No One Behind

Carmelo Sandiego, Ruby Lawler, Muhammad Haseeb Abbasi, and Pauline Paul.
At Special Olympics, we’re not just about sports. We are agents of change, stepping up for a more inclusive world—one in which everyone has the opportunity to lead meaningful and well-rounded lives.
History

1968 Games

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Fifty years ago, the world began to change for the better, for millions of people with intellectual disabilities—and for all those who love them. And it started in Chicago, Illinois.
Athletes

How Andy Miyares Found Peace in the Pool

By Special Olympics Staff, July 10, 2017
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Being different never kept him out of the pool; in fact, it's what got him in the water in the first place.
Athletes

Special Olympics Cyprus Athletes Join Unified Football Project

By Georgios Panayides, June 12, 2017
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Young athletes from Special Olympics Cyprus, together with MetLife volunteers, participated in Special Olympics European Football week.
In the News

Special Olympics & WWE Get HYPED During Last Stop on European Tour

Full group including WWE star, athletes, and volunteers on the court posing for a group photo in front of a WWE and Special Olympics backdrop.
“Because when WWE and Special Olympics get together, WE GET HYPED!”
Athletes

Athlete and Coach Terrence Davis Tells Other SO Leaders to “Say What You Want.”

Athlete, Terrence Davis, and another person sitting on concrete steps next to a brick wall.
Long-time athlete Terrence Davis is heading to Abu Dhabi for the 2019 World Games as a coach for the SO St Vincent and Grenadines Bocce team.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Unified with Refugees initiative brings hope in Madrid

A female basketball player attempts a shot, while another player tries to block her, and a third player watches from the background.
Special Olympics Unified with Refugees Senior Advisor Gerald Mballe travelled to Madrid, Spain, to visit a refugee reception center and a local school, and foster connections between refugees, people with intellectual disabilities and their host communities.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Mauritius Launched Healthy Communities

By Satyagan Choytun, July 06, 2017
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The program, launched in 2017, aims to expand services via a year-round model that reaches more athletes.
Athletes

Special Olympics South Africa Partnered With TOMS

By Nomthandazo Dladla, April 20, 2018
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All nine provinces took a quantity of TOMS shoes for their athletes.
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