Stories
These global 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.
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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Athlete Gives Gold Medal to Pope Francis
More than a half-million young people from around the world greeted Pope Francis during his recent World Youth Day visit to Panama.
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Special Olympics Board Vice Chair Donates Academic Prize Money to Special Olympics
Professor William Alford, Special Olympics Board Vice Chair, was one of two recipients of the 2018 Li Buyun Law Prize.
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Somers Leos Raise More Than $39,000 for Special Olympics
On 17 November, 72 Somers Leos jumped in the icy water to support the Special Olympics Polar Plunge “Cool School Challenge.”
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Meece and Klug take 4th Gold at X Games 2019
Special Olympics Unified Sports® pair Henry Meece and Chris Klug took home gold for a 4th time at Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding at X Games Aspen 2019.
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The Joy of Sports, All Year Long
Rabah Kino from Special Olympics Lebanon is a multisport athlete who knows a few things about finding joy and success through sports.
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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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Meet the Determined: #MeetAhmed
Watch the inspirational story of Ahmed and his sisters, who are giving back to society by joining thousands of volunteers in supporting the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Kevin Brown Joins the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s International Executive Council
My name is Kevin Brown, and I am a Special Olympics athlete from New York. I work for the FBI, and I was recently chosen to serve on the LETR International Executive Council.
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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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90,000 people involved in our health work across Europe Eurasia!
What a year! Did you know that between 2017 and 2018, almost 90,000 people were involved in Special Olympics health and fitness initiatives across Europe Eurasia?
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“We drove 140km for Special Olympics – Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes!”
Petra and Luka Temnikar travelled 140 kilometres across Slovenia to attend a Special Olympics Opening Eyes screening, and it was worth every kilometre!
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