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Abu Dhabi 2019

Special Olympics World Summer Games
14 - 21 March 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.

Meaningful Conversations: Tim & Maria Shriver

Special Olympics Chairman, Tim Shriver joins his sister, Maria Shriver, as a special guest on her podcast “Meaningful Conversations.”
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India's Abhishek Gogoi keeps going, despite setbacks

It was a weekend of adjustment for cyclists from Bharat, as they got accustomed to the uphill/downhill raceway of the Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi.
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Jimmy Masina, Football Official for the Abu Dhabi 2019 World Games

Jimmy Masina is an athlete leader from South Africa and works as an Office Assistant for Special Olympics Africa.
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Deaf Athlete Receives the Gift of Hearing

At age 31, Mame Ndiagne Ndiaye, an athlete from Special Olympics Senegal, hears his is the first time.

Daniel Smrokowski and Healthy Athletes

Daniel Smrokowski interviews Hanna Joy Atkinson, Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger and Health Messenger

Daniel Smrokowski and Apollo Anton Ohno

Daniel Smrokowksi interviews Apolo Anoton Ohno, Special Olympics Global Ambassador and 3x Olympic Speedskater.

Khadija of Senegal just getting started...with a silver medal in the 200m!

Khadija Sy has made a fast start in her first race of the 2019 World Games.
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Kerry Group volunteers: Abu Dhabi will be the most joyous two weeks of my life!

Just in time for the one year anniversary of our partnership, the Kerry Group is sending nine volunteers to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi!
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Youth Leaders from Around the World Discuss Inclusive Solutions

Over 150 youth and adult leaders, with and without intellectual disabilities have gathered at the Global Youth Leadership Summit to develop the skills needed to lead their communities on the movement for inclusion.
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New Zealand Special Olympics Athletes Show Solidarity Amid Grief at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

In the wake of the deadly shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, athletes from Special Olympics New Zealand and Special Olympics United Arab Emirates, along with leaders of Special Olympics, gathered at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
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