Abu Dhabi 2019
Special Olympics World Summer Games
14 - 21 March 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.
14 - 21 March 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.
Meet the World Games Athletes: Briton Conor Conway
Briton Conor Conway has lived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for three years and will represent his adopted home at the World Games.
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Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Emanuelle Heads to World Games
Emanuelle de Souza, SO Brazil, started her four-year term as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger in January 2019.
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Meet the World Games Athletes: Clara Lehmkuhl
Clara is one of only three people with Down Syndrome in the world officially certified as a Zumba instructor.
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Steven Dodd
Most people describe Steven as a leader first; then, as a multi-sport athlete, training hard in a new sport for the 2019 World Games!
ESPN announces World Games 2019 coverage
In just under one month, ESPN’s global coverage of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi will begin with a live three-hour special.
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AIPS support of Special Olympics brings power to sport
For people with intellectual disabilities, the word no is often as familiar in their lives as it is unwelcome.
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Special Olympics France welcomes swimming champion Alain Bernard as Ambassador
The Special Olympics family has grown a little bigger with the recent announcement that Alain Bernard has joined Special Olympics France as an Ambassador!
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Special Olympics Israel challenges national icons to #PlayUnified!
Special Olympics Israel athletes are daring Israel’s most famous sports icons to Play Unified with them, and they’re calling on the public to help make it happen!
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Countdown to World Games! One Month To go
One month from now, the most unified World Games in the history of the Special Olympics movement kicks off in the UAE on 14 March.
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Countdown to World Games!
More than 7,500+ Special Olympics athletes from more than 190+ nations are making final preparations to participate in the Special Olympics World Games (“World Games”) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 14 through 21.