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Athletes

Healthy Athletes and Home Runs: Bringing Health and Sports Together at SONA Softball Championship

By RJ Nealon, November 12, 2025
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Imagine being an athlete ready to compete at the highest level, but you're distracted by a throbbing mouth from tooth pain.
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Special Olympics Athletes Gain Health Prevention and Sports Recovery Through Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® Screenings

By Susan Wang, March 17, 2025
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Healthy Athletes programs, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, has accomplished a big difference in the lives of Special Olympics athletes—most of whom do not have access to regular health care and in some cases, may not have ever seen a doctor.
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Nestlé Health Science becomes Global Partner to Special Olympics

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[Lausanne, Switzerland - 7 November 2025] Nestlé Health Science (NHSc) has announced a $2 million USD multi-year partnership with Special Olympics. The partnership will focus on Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), and the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® screening protocol.
Community Impact

Nearly 1,900 Health Screenings Performed in Three Days at Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®

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Over three days, Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, conducted a total of 1,854 health screenings!

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Special Olympics is a global movement that unleashes the human spirit every day around the world through the transformative power and joy of sport. Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is tackling the inactivity, stigma, isolation, and injustice that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) face.

Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026

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In 2026, for the first time, France will host the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup in Paris. This, the third edition of the Cup, will take place 5 – 11 July across venues in the heart of Paris. There will be 24 teams, 12 men's and 12 women's teams, consisting of athletes with intellectual disabilities and Unified partners (athletes without intellectual disabilities), competing for the Unified Football World Cup title.
Community Impact

Inclusive Health Research: For the Athletes, By the Athletes

Dr. Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Special Olympics Director of Fitness and Health Research, and Special Olympics athlete leaders Kimberly Schickley and Allen Tobin
On this episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio, host Novie Craven spoke with Dr. Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Special Olympics Director of Fitness and Health Research, and Special Olympics athlete leaders Kimberly Schickley and Allen Tobin about the importance of inclusive health research.

Inclusive Health

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Despite severe need and higher health risks, people with intellectual disabilities (ID) are often denied health services and die on average 16 years sooner than the general population.
European Union Funded Projects

Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 (EU Project)

Opening ceremonies at Turin World Winter Games 2025
As in previous grants supported by the EU the key elements of the Games are in line with the priorities of the sports priorities of the EU—Inclusive Sports Competition, Youth Leadership, Volunteering and Health which were a key part of these Games.
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