Europe Eurasia
New Members of Regional Athlete Leadership Council Elected
Six individuals to represent Special Olympics Europe Eurasia athletes from 2024 to 2027
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Athlete Leader Kiera Byland Featured in Photo Spread in Rarity Life Magazine
Rarity Life Magazine features athlete leader Kiera Byland in a photo spread and in depth article.
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Special Olympics West Balkans Unified 3x3 Basketball Tournament Reaches Triumphant Finale on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Athletes, Unified partners, coaches and families from four countries came together at the flagship regional tournament in Tirana, Albania to spread the message that “everybody is important.”
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Inclusion, Solidarity and Sport - New Model for a New Time
Early November, on the island of Bonaire, a Local Organizing Committee, together with the national government of the Netherlands invested in a new, innovative, and transformative model of development through sport programming for youth with intellectual and development disabilities.
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Higher ‘Happiness Levels’ and Self-Confidence among Outcomes as Three-Year Sport Initiative Nears Finish
More than 5,000 children with intellectual disabilities have seen an improvement in their overall happiness, motor and social skills as a result of the EEA and Norway Grants-funded project.
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Coca Cola Celebrates Danish Swimmer in New Video
The Special Olympics founding global partner highlighted the journey of Eva, in a moving video.
Special Olympics Tennis Player Lily Mills selected for Australian Open Persons with Intellectual Impairment Championships
Three-time Special Olympics (SO) World Games gold medalist, Lily Mills, has been selected as a wildcard for the Australian Open Persons with Intellectual Impairment Championships.
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Basketball in Iceland: From Lay Ups to Lifelong Friendships That Turned into Family
In a small country with a population of less than 400,000 people, there is a family with 32 children. They hang out together, hold pizza parties, chat, laugh, but most of all, they play basketball.
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Unity and Female Empowerment in the Spotlight for the Anniversary Edition of European Basketball Week
More than 250 local and national events will be held across the Europe and Eurasia region as Special Olympics celebrates a milestone EBW edition and a new level of engagement.
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Special Olympics Dutch Caribbean Kingdom Games Create Legacy of Impact
A small 111-square mile island off the coast of South America became a part of Special Olympics history when Bonaire played host to the first-ever Special Olympics Dutch Caribbean Kingdom Games November 3-5.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Team Gathers in Warsaw
Strategic planning, sports development, marketing and communications were some of the topics discussed during the two-day gathering
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MATP Breaks records in Malta!
In October, Special Olympics International’s Senior Manager of Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), Niamh Mourton, attended a groundbreaking MATP event in Malta.
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