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Humans of New York covers Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi

Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York will be doing a special series on athletes, coaches, families, and volunteers participating at the Games.
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Sporting superstars deliver rallying cry for Special Olympics

Some of the most iconic managers, coaches and athletes have come together to deliver the ultimate team talk ahead of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
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Acceptance and Inclusion

Jasmine is an athlete leader from Pakistan. She is a Board Member for Special Olympics Pakistan and Co-Chair of the Athlete Input Council for Special Olympics Asia Pacific.
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Inclusion Can Change Lives

A life-changing experience that reunited me with my long-lost mother.
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Happy Valentine’s Day from Matthew and Crystal

Valentine’s Day is a day meant to share with your significant other how much they mean to you, the difference it makes having them in your life, and most importantly how much you love each other.
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Khadija Sy

Khadija is a role model, health volunteer and public speaker from Senegal. She’s also a Special Olympics athlete who has competed in both the 2011 World Games in Athens and the 2015 World Games in Los Angeles.

Innovative Video Production to Create a More Interactive World Games Experience.

Special Olympics has partnered with, CreatorUp to create video content to support the “Meet the Determined” campaign to promote the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi.
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Meece and Klug take 4th Gold at X Games 2019

Special Olympics Unified Sports® pair Henry Meece and Chris Klug took home gold for a 4th time at Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding at X Games Aspen 2019.
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Unified Snowboarding Action Coming to Aspen

Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding is returning to X Games Aspen for a fifth straight year!
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Kevin Brown Joins the Law Enforcement Torch Run’s International Executive Council

My name is Kevin Brown, and I am a Special Olympics athlete from New York. I work for the FBI, and I was recently chosen to serve on the LETR International Executive Council.
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