https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/never-give-up-meet-al-sayyed
2021-05-17T10:59:18-04:00
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Never Give Up: Meet Al-Sayyed
Al-Sayyed joined Special Olympics as a volunteer. Then he became an athlete. Now he is a leader.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5Wd-5cEYwjU?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Inclusion
Africa
Our Voices
Athletes
Mauritius
Athletes
https://www.specialolympics.org/videos/european-basketball-week-in-munich
2020-01-06T00:01:57-05:00
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European Basketball Week in Munich
Special Olympics athlete-coaches from SO Belgium (Tamara) and SO Germany (Andre) made their mark at the Unified Basketball Tournament held in Munich, Germany from 28 – 30 November.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2t9K8-Ou9FA?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Videos
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/accepting-me-meet-yannick
2020-01-10T08:19:52-05:00
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Accepting Me: Meet Yannick
Through accepting himself, Yannick found his voice. He wants people, especially parents, to know that inclusion starts with you!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vp4UE030Yo?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Our Voices
Inclusion
Africa
Athletes
Ivory Coast
Athletes
https://www.specialolympics.org/videos/africa-world-games-2019
2021-03-02T08:07:01-05:00
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Africa World Games 2019
Special Olympics has launched a revolution in its approach to sport and competition with the roll-out of an exciting new floorball data project. In partnership with the International Floorball Federation (IFF), Special Olympics launched an innovative real-time sports data project at the Invitational Games in Sweden. The Games are taking place from the 1 to the 4 of February and feature 90 floorball players from Sweden, Belgium, Finland and Spain competing across the competition.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/R6OMSHMMXIs?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Africa
Summer Games
Abu Dhabi 2019
World Summer Games
Videos
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/make-inclusion-your-resolution
2020-03-02T15:20:07-05:00
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Make Inclusion Your Resolution!
For us, 2019 has been about bringing people with and without intellectual disabilities together. As we look to 2020, help us continue our work towards building an inclusive world. <br/><br/>Come back and watch more videos in this series featuring athlete leaders speaking about inclusion in their own words. And, take the <a href="http://bit.ly/2OjShuc" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000164-8a12-db15-a5fe-ce726a200000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1579019673382,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1579019673382,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"http://bit.ly/2OjShuc","_id":"0000016f-a4e8-dfb9-a5ef-ffeb0ec10000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"linkText":"inclusion pledge","theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.horizontalAlignment":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs._template":null,"_id":"0000016f-a4e8-dfb9-a5ef-ffeb0e9a0000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">inclusion pledge</a>.<br/>
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sssv8Z5QEHI?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Our Voices
Athletes
Leadership
Inclusion
Africa
Middle East/North Africa
East Asia
Asia Pacific
North America
Latin America
Athletes
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/its-been-a-year-of-inclusion-for-julio
2024-04-30T13:58:57-04:00
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It’s Been a Year of Inclusion for Julio
Julio shows that all over the world, people with intellectual disabilities are chipping away at societal barriers and showing what they bring to the table. <br/><br/>Sign the #InclusionRevolution <a href="http://bit.ly/2OjShuc" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000164-8a12-db15-a5fe-ce726a200000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1579624704930,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1579624704930,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"http://bit.ly/2OjShuc","_id":"0000016f-c8f8-d305-a3ff-fdfd0a240000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"linkText":"pledge","theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.horizontalAlignment":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs._template":null,"_id":"0000016f-c8f8-d305-a3ff-fdfd09e90000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">pledge</a> and see what our athletes, like Julio, can do!<br/>
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uoocnyht7Dw?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Our Voices
Athletes
Leadership
Latin America
Global Athlete Input Council
Julio Cesar Barrera
Athletes
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/meet-nada-athlete-coach-leader
2020-03-02T15:17:55-05:00
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Meet Nada: Athlete, Coach, Leader
Through inclusion, Nada has been able to channel her passion for sports and turn it into her career. As a member of the workforce, she now has influence in her community. Help keep her momentum going and sign the #InclusionRevolution <a href="http://bit.ly/2OjShuc" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000164-8a12-db15-a5fe-ce726a200000","_type":"ae3387cc-b875-31b7-b82d-63fd8d758c20"},"cms.content.publishDate":1581518840116,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"cms.content.updateDate":1581518840116,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000164-af71-d4d4-a975-bff30c6e0000","_type":"6aa69ae1-35be-30dc-87e9-410da9e1cdcc"},"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"http://bit.ly/2OjShuc","_id":"00000170-39de-dce7-a9f5-fbde54280000","_type":"ff658216-e70f-39d0-b660-bdfe57a5599a"},"linkText":"pledge","theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.horizontalAlignment":null,"theme.00000163-f9c8-d03b-a967-fdecd6580000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs._template":null,"_id":"00000170-39de-dce7-a9f5-fbde54080000","_type":"809caec9-30e2-3666-8b71-b32ddbffc288"}">pledge</a> today.<br/><br/>Come back and watch more videos in this series featuring athlete leaders speaking about inclusion in their own words.<br/>
https://www.youtube.com/embed/mMSwV5v-z3M?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Our Voices
Athletes
Leadership
Inclusion
Middle East/North Africa
Global Athlete Input Council
Athletes
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/berlin-germany-set-to-host-special-olympics-world-games-2023
2020-02-02T08:16:47-05:00
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Berlin, Germany Set to Host Special Olympics World Games 2023
Excitement was in the air as Berlin, Germany officially became the host for the next Special Olympics World Games in 2023. Special Olympics athletes and dignitaries including the President and First Lady of Germany were joined by staff and volunteers were there to witness the signing ceremony marking the start of the journey that will bring 7,000 athletes, 3,000 coaches and 20,000 volunteers to Berlin from 16 – 25 June 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/eHjVPGDFiNE?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
Berlin 2023
World Games
World Winter Games
Winter
Germany
Sports
Athletes
Inclusion
Nyasha Derera
Dr. Timothy Shriver
In the News
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/kansas-city-chiefs-head-coach-andy-reid-has-a-message-for-special-olympics-athletes
2020-02-02T08:14:16-05:00
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Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Has a Message for Special Olympics Athletes
Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach, Andy Reid shared a message for all of the Special Olympics athletes ahead of the “Big Game.” Coach Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs along with other NFL teams have been supporters of Special Olympics for many years. We wish both them and the San Francisco 49ers luck on the “Big Game” this Sunday.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_q4ThnEZME?feature=oembed&autoplay=1
NFL
American Football
Unified Sports
Athletes
Chiefs
Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs
NFL
Andy Reid
Football
Community Impact
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/athlete-coaches-shine-during-european-basketball-week
2020-01-06T00:01:12-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/first-ever-pan-africa-regional-games-scheduled-to-make-history-in-january-2020
2020-01-14T11:11:15-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/special-olympics-video-nominated-for-the-2020-sharecare-video-awards
2020-01-16T10:58:27-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/special-olympics-makes-history-at-x-games-2020
2020-01-17T12:39:30-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/latin-america/olimpiadas-especiales-hace-historia-en-los-x-games-2020
2020-01-21T14:33:28-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/x-games-and-special-olympics-athletes-announced-for-6th-unified-snowboarding-event-and-first-ever-unified-skiing-event
2020-01-22T13:13:18-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/2020-xperience-tennis-invitational-brings-out-the-best
2020-01-22T13:13:51-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/athletes-with-intellectual-disabilities-gather-in-sweden-for-special-olympics-international-winter-sports-event
2020-01-24T11:04:15-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/athletes-compete-in-x-cellent-skiing-and-snowboarding-at-the-2020-x-games
2020-01-24T16:32:19-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/going-for-gold-at-the-special-olympics-sweden-invitational-games
2020-01-27T17:00:14-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/meet-latrice-pringle-snowboarder
2020-01-28T10:25:02-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/special-olympics-world-games-berlin-2023
2020-01-29T13:42:12-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/special-olympics-confirms-berlin-as-host-of-2023-world-games
2020-01-30T11:31:36-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/ivory-coast
2020-01-10T08:17:53-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/play-unified
2020-01-10T08:40:39-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/global-athlete-input-council
2020-01-14T11:37:47-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/black-history-month
2020-01-31T08:27:58-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/winter
2020-01-27T11:38:07-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/summer
2020-01-30T15:06:09-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/winter-games
2020-01-30T15:09:42-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/tag/robert-bob-beamon
2020-01-31T08:47:59-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/latin-america
2021-03-12T10:07:35-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/school-of-strength/fitness-movies
2020-12-02T22:00:33-05:00
https://www.specialolympics.org/about/board-of-directors/dale-jones
2021-06-14T10:37:16-04:00