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Abu Dhabi 2019

Special Olympics World Summer Games
14 - 21 March 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.
Athletes in action positions photoshopped on a 2019 Abu Dhabi illustrated logo background.
Press Releases

Less Than 100 Days to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

A raft of new developments were announced 4 December at a major summit held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to mark 100 days to go until Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Football players are practicing dribbling the ball and working their way down the field toward the keeper to make a goal. On player has the ball, three are waiting, a ref is supervising; you can see the keeper and an assistance's legs in the foreground.
Athletes

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.
Dan talking with a host while he receives the news of becoming an International Global Ambassador. There is a congratulations cake on the desk.
In the News

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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Hamad on he field clapping watching something off in the distance and smiling. He has on a red jersey and a black long sleep undershirt.
Athletes

Meet the Determined: #MeetHamad

#MeetHamad: Hamad’s story is about the power of determination and true sportsmanship.
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George Piece (on the left) and Bob Beamon (on the right) speak at the Southside Occupational Academy High School in Chicago. Two athletes are in the background watching George and Bob present the shoes to an audience.
Community Impact

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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Press Releases

Calling all High School Students (Parents, Teachers, and School Administrators)

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® Launches Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge to Win a Trip to 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
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H.H. Sheikh Abdullah poses for a selfie with two Special Olympics Abu Dhabi athletes.
In the News

UAE Leaders Participate in Walk Unified

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, led hundreds of people from across the UAE in a Walk Unified event.
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Special Olympics leaders and representatives in a group photo in Africa. A Unified Sports banners is in the background, a country flag is in the foreground.
Community Impact

11 Sub-Saharan African Countries to Participate in 2019 World Games

The Local Organizing Committee of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 has announced the 11 Sub-Saharan African nations participating in the World Games held on 14-19 March 2019.
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Two instructors are outside of the pool jumping and a group of athletes are inside of the pool jumping, training with resistance.
Athletes

Special Olympics Senegal Trains for The World Games

Special Olympics Senegal’s athletes are training hard for summer sports in Dakar, with weekly Sunday morning sessions such as these.
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Unified athlete poses on his bicycle ahead of the starting line. Other cyclists are in the background.
Athletes

UAE National Cycling Team Participates in 'Cycle Unified'

Cyclists of all ages, abilities and fitness levels turned up at Yas Marina Circuit on October 28th for the latest edition of ‘Cycle Unified’ and rode alongside members of the UAE National Cycling Team.
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