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.
Unified Robotics Brings Together Hundreds of Students
The Special Olympics Unified Robotics competition, held in Seattle, Washington on November 18th, encourages students with special needs who are interested in engineering to display their talents while continually emphasizing inclusion and awareness in STEM.
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Special Olympics Unified Robotics Competition
The Special Olympics Unified Robotics competition was held in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, November 18th.
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Team Egypt trains for the 2019 World Games!
Ahead of the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, Team Egypt held training camp for the athletes who'll be competing in 14 different sports.
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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Special Olympics Joins The Beau Biden Foundation to Combat Abuse
Operation Safeguard, a new initiative to advance and strengthen the protection of people with intellectual disabilities from physical and sexual abuse.
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Meet the Determined: #MeetHamad
#MeetHamad: Hamad’s story is about the power of determination and true sportsmanship.
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Special Olympics Makes Strides for Inclusive Health Systems in the Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States (OAS) and Special Olympics signed an agreement to promote sports, physical activity, health, inclusive education, sustainable and human development, and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Remarkable Drive
In Chicago, one of my responsibilities was to interview athletes, families, and volunteers. As a result, I had the great opportunity to write athlete stories of determination, loyalty, and bravery.
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Cleveland Browns' Baker Mayfield Releases Clothing Line to Benefit Special Olympics
Through a partnership with Barstool Sports, Baker Mayfield will sell a collection of T-Shirts & sweatshirts—with 100 percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Special Olympics in the greater Cleveland area.
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7,000 Pairs of Shoes Donated for 2019 World Games Athletes
Longtime athlete and Special Olympics employee organizes initiative to address a global need.
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