In the News
In every corner of the earth, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. These news stories come from all around the world.
Immersive Video Experience Comes To World Games
The Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi 2019 will bring the games alive with 360-degree virtual reality videos.
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Unified Snowboarding Action Coming to Aspen
Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding is returning to X Games Aspen for a fifth straight year!
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback, Baker Mayfield Auctions Off Cleats to Benefit Special Olympics
More than 800 NFL players raised money and awareness for organizations supporting various causes by wearing custom cleats during the 2018 regular season.
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Special Olympics apparel on J.Crew Marketplace
We are excited to announce that the prinkshop and Special Olympics designs will now be sold on J.Crew Marketplace.
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Youth leaders organise first Unified Lacrosse event in Estonia
Youth leaders have worked with Special Olympics Estonia and the Estonian Lacrosse Federation to organise the country's first Youth Unified Lacrosse event!
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Get Ready to Cheer on Athletes at the next World Games!
In celebration of International Arabic Language Day, we’d like to share a few words and phrases that may be helpful at the Special Olympics 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi.
Special Olympics Joins Forces with the European Football Development Network
Promoting equal access to the football pitch for every player is at the heart of a new partnership between Special Olympics Europe Eurasia and the European Football Development Network.
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Actor John C. McGinley Headlines the Night of Trees Fundraising Gala
On Friday, November 30th Special Olympics D.C. hosted its 34th Night of Trees Fundraising Gala.
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Abu Dhabi World Games Sets Special Olympics Record with 192 Participating Nations
With the recent addition of 22 nations, the upcoming Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games will be hosting the largest amount of nations in history.
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IDPD: Help advance inclusion every day
On a cool midsummer evening, I sat to the right of my mom just behind the mosh pit at the Northerly Island pavilion in Chicago during the 50th Anniversary Concert for Special Olympics.
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Special Olympics Mourns President George HW Bush
President George H.W. Bush will be forever celebrated and memorialized by people with disabilities for his signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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Kalin Bennett Becomes First Athlete with Autism Awarded a Division 1 Basketball Scholarship
The first student-athlete with autism recruited to play for a NCAA Division 1 basketball team.
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