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Abu Dhabi 2019

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

First-Ever 360° Video Series is Live

The 360° virtual reality video series Meet the Determined is now live! This first film is entitled UAE Now and gives insight into the history of the United Arab Emirates.
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Watch the Flame of Hope Lighting Ceremony

During a moving ceremony in Athens, Greece the Flame of Hope torch was lit by the rays of the sun as the first part of its journey to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Meet the Determined: #MeetChutipa

Watch the inspirational story of Chutipa reuniting with with the mother she never knew making it possible for Chutipa to go to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg Starts 4 March!

Kansas Police Chief Richard LaMunyon created the first Torch Run in 1981 and founded Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
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Inclusion Can Change Lives

A life-changing experience that reunited me with my long-lost mother.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Featured in New BBC Documentary

Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the subject of a new BBC documentary entitled The Kennedy Who Changed the World.
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Abhishek Gogoi

With his ambitious training runs, 18-year-old Abhishek has become a familiar sight around Guwahati, the largest city in northeast India.

Countdown to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

Largest Games in 50 year history with 7,500-plus athletes, 190-plus nations, 24 sports and more.
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