https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/daina-the-power-of-sports-and-unity 2020-01-27T11:48:21-05:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5882lskaTG4/hqdefault.jpg Daina Shilts: The Power of Sports—and Unity She won bronze at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games and has competed alongside her longtime role-model Hannah Teter. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5882lskaTG4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Snowboarding Colorado Austria Winter World Winter Games Snowboarding Colorado Austria Athletes https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/donghan-kim-to-bring-honor-to-korea 2018-08-15T16:14:10-04:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WxpIrFhmBMM/hqdefault.jpg Donghan Kim: To Bring Honor to Korea Donghan dreamed of competing in an endurance sport -- open water swimming -- in the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens. (Video by University of Miami volunteers.) https://www.youtube.com/embed/WxpIrFhmBMM?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Open Water Swimming Korea Hellas (Greece) Athletes https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/leo-and-gedeon-hope-in-haiti 2018-08-15T14:53:17-04:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BqUgd-SXSWg/hqdefault.jpg Leo and Gedeon: Hope in Haiti Haitian athletes Leo and Gedeon played wherever they could as they trained for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BqUgd-SXSWg?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Hellas (Greece) Haiti Athletes https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/making-a-difference-one-athlete-at-a-time 2018-08-15T15:54:24-04:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NWIco9tgNqc/hqdefault.jpg Making a Difference, One Athlete at a Time An estimated 3,000 coaches support and train the thousands of athletes who compete at Special Olympics World Games. Their impact and influence can last a lifetime. (Footage Courtesy of ESPN Enterprises Inc.) https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWIco9tgNqc?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Athletics Community Impact https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/team-ecuador-trains-for-the-world-games 2018-08-15T14:48:06-04:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C3g7a2uVpSM/hqdefault.jpg Team Ecuador Trains for the World Games Carlos and his teammates grew up together playing Special Olympics sports. Ahead of the World Summer Games, they train together ... to be the best they can be. https://www.youtube.com/embed/C3g7a2uVpSM?feature=oembed&autoplay=1 Ecuador Athletes https://www.specialolympics.org/ahmad-hayek-team-lebanon-skier 2017-01-25T15:45:50-05:00 https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/newly-elected-inclusive-committee-hits-the-ground-running 2017-01-12T11:41:10-05:00