Stories
These stories are about the power of Special Olympics to inspire hope, confidence and courage. Special Olympics changes the lives of our athletes with intellectual disabilities but also our coaches, families, volunteers and others who have the opportunity to take part.
Spencer Roberson is an accomplished athlete and volunteer who made his international debut at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. The Special Olympics USA athlete swept gold every category of equestrian including dressage, English working trails, and English equitation.
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Abhishek Gogoi said he would do his best at World Games—and he did. But after taking a bad fall on the windy, sloping course on Sunday, Abhishek was knocked out of a third-place slot.
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Brittany Tagliareni has won her first game of the 2019 World Games in a hard-fought match against Belgium's Lies Gielis, daughter of late European football legend Marc Gielis.
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Delroy Sullivan is a Jamaican farmer. He has something in common with his role-model Usain Bolt, the fastest man who has ever lived. They were born in the same country. “We're from the same parish, and I want to be just like him,” said Delroy.
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ABU DHABI, March 17, 2019 – If you’ve never seen the world clearly, how would you know you are missing something?
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ABU DHABI, March 16, 2019 – For the first time in his life, he could hear the aura of a crowd. Fans from all over the world cheering him on.
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A group of Special Olympic athletes had a day to remember as they trained alongside multiple Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix in a Unified Sprint Clinic at Dubai Police Academy Stadium on 17 March.
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After a technical disqualification over the weekend, Aquiles Heredia rallied with a stellar effort in the breaststroke today—earning his first big win of the games, a silver medal!
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Over 40,000 people from all around the world are cheering and making waves during a sold-out sports event. No, it is not the Champions League final.
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Saleh Al Marri set a high goal for himself—and reached it.
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