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Latin America
A group of athletes and representative celebrate as fireworks go off in the background.
Exsaul and Rodrigo sit at a desk next to each other, each holding papers and smiling at the camera.
Athletes
Good Friends
Athlete Ben Collins interviews friend and Unified Youth Leadership pair for International Day of Friendship.
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Atletas de Olimpiadas Especiales entrena junto a Mariza Karabia, Embajadora de Olimpiadas Especiales Paraguay y Atleta Olímpica.
Latin America
América Latina, unida digitalmente por un mundo inclusivo
Olimpiadas Especiales ha enfrentado los retos que ha presentado la pandemia del COVID-19 con inquebrantable fortaleza e interminable creatividad.
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Mensaje de Rocío Ochoa, ganadora del Concurso de Arte "El Poder del Deporte Inclusivo"
Latin America
“The Power of Inclusive Sports” invited us to the inner worlds and emotions of our athletes
The successful "The Power of Inclusive Sports" art contest gave our athletes the opportunity to express their thoughts and emotions.
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Mensaje de Rocío Ochoa, ganadora del Concurso de Arte "El Poder del Deporte Inclusivo"
Latin America
“The Power of Inclusive Sports” invited us to the inner worlds and emotions of our athletes
The successful "The Power of Inclusive Sports" art contest gave our athletes the opportunity to express their thoughts and emotions.
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Chris Nikic, Special Olympics Florida athlete and Champion Ambassador
In the News
Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year Award
Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment award.
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Fotos de tres atletas líderes de América Latina: Álvaro Brochero, de Olimpiadas Especiales Venezuela; Álvaro Miranda, de Olimpiadas Especiales Perú; y Branko Stojakovic, de Olimpiadas Especiales Perú
Latin America
Liderazgo de Atletas, dentro y fuera de la cancha
“Deportes y Liderazgo de Atletas: ¿Cómo promover roles significativos desde el área deportiva?”, un seminario virtual desarrollado por el Departamento de Deportes y el Departamento de Desarrollo Organizacional de Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina, exploró las oportunidades y beneficios que las posiciones de liderazgo ofrecen a personas con discapacidad intelectual.
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Isaac González posa con una de sus obras, un dibujo de doctores robots.
Latin America
Isaac González y sus Héroes Metálicos
“¡Hola, amigos de Olimpiadas Especiales Latinoamérica!
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A Special Olympics athlete who got free health screenings in the Healthy Athletes Program during World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 makes a heart-shaped sign with his hands while looking at camera. Spanish text in front of him reads "Together, we have the power to make sure nobody is left behind during this critical moment."
In the News
A Critical Moment for Inclusive Health
Special Olympics Latin America launches Mission Moment: Inclusive Health!
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Special Olympics El Salvador athlete wears the limited-edition soccer shirt designed by Special Olympics athletes.
In the News
A Powerful Example of Inclusion
The partnership between Special Olympics El Salvador and the Santa Tecla Soccer Club made for a powerful World Down Syndrome Day commemoration.
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Referee team from Ecuador National Soccer Championships wearing Special Olympics Ecuador-branded uniforms.
In the News
Amplifying Our Reach Through a Powerful Partnership
GOLTV and Special Olympics Ecuador partner for inclusion!
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Athletes
Experiences With Autism: In Our Own Words
For World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021, we came up a few survey questions for fellow Special Olympics athletes with autism. We both work at Special Olympics. Josh is an Assistant in the Business Services department and Jerry works as a Specialist with the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program. Through these answers, we hope readers will learn that people with autism have a wide variety of talents, outlooks and experiences.

Article and interviews by Jerry Holy and Josh Cohen
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Latin America
Concurso de Arte: El Poder del Deporte Inclusivo
Para celebrar el Día Internacional del Deporte para el Desarrollo y la Paz, este 6 de abril, Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina te invita a participar en el concurso de arte “El poder del deporte inclusivo”, desarrollado por Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina, con el apoyo de la Oficina Multipaís de UNESCO para América Central.
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