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East Asia

Meet Special Olympics Mongolia Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Nara Altangere

Wife, mother of three, and former volleyball player, Naranchimeg Altangere, better known as Nara, is a physical education teacher and physical therapist at Special School 70, where she has been teaching and coaching for the past three years.
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International Council for Coaching Excellence’s Global Coaches Day: Get to Know the Unified Volleyball World Cup Coaches

Special Olympics is once again joining the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) on their Global Coaches Day 2025 to say thank you to all the coaches around the world who make Special Olympics sport programming possible!
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Now Streaming on Kanopy

For the first time ever, Kanopy streams Special Olympics produced short documentaries.
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The Transformative Power of Fatherhood and Special Olympics

Today, Special Olympics is looking back at all the fathers, father-figures, and grandfathers who, through the power of sport, have helped raise, support, coach, and love Special Olympics athletes around the world.
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Seeing Success: Ji-Hua Li's Journey to Improved Vision at the Special Olympics World Winter Games

Special Olympics Chinese-Taipei athlete Ji-Hua knew the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 would be a transformative athletic opportunity, but beyond her goals for competition, she also had a secondary mission: improving her vision.
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“Playing Badminton Taught Me About Winning and Losing and Gave Me the Motivation to Win in Life.”

Special Olympics was in the spotlight at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as Special Olympics Ireland badminton athlete Jonathan Deering delivered a keynote address focused on the power of the sport at the BWF Members’ Forum held in Xiamen, China at the end of April.
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Cheers for Champions: Fan Xinwei, Shanghai, China

Meet Fan Xinwei—a rising star in Special Olympics floorball from Shanghai, China! Since 2016, Fan has been making his mark on the international stage, competing at the Special Olympics Korea Floorball Invitational in 2018 and 2019.

From the Classroom to the World Stage

Follow along as Wang Chang provides a look into his life as he prepares for the Global Youth Leadership Summit.
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Taste of Victory: China’s Top Scorer Leads his Team to Success

Although the city of Turin offered sites, history, and iconic Italian cuisine, the only thing on this floorball player’s mind was victory.
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Finding Balance in Mind, Body and Confidence

His movements are natural, precise, and fluid—each glide of his skates is a quiet testament to years of dedication and perseverance.
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