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More than 300 youth and adult leaders from approximately 30 countries will gather Sept. 24-28, 2018 for an inclusive leadership forum.

Special Olympics is delighted to announce a new two-year partnership with Kerry Group which will focus on athlete leadership, fundraising and volunteering in Ireland, Great Britain, Netherlands and Poland.

Special Olympics Croatia is delighted to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Croatian Sports Journalists Association.

David Evangelista of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia met Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to discuss Special Olympics Estonia’s development.

Special Olympics Ireland has welcomed a new Director of Sport to its family! Karen Coventry succeeds Frances Kavanagh who retired from the position recently after over 25 years of loyal service. Frances was one of the founding members of Special Olympics Ireland in 1978 and, rather fittingly, the baton was handed over from Frances to Karen on International Women's Day earlier this month!

The Youth Leadership Program allows our athletes to speak for themselves and lead the inclusion movement in Turkey.

Serbian Special Olympics athlete Saska Vuijicic flew to Los Angeles for the NBA Cares All-Star Weekend! Read about her adventure.

The system, also used in the Olympics, will now be a part of Special Olympics competitions for years to come.

Rodney Gauci and Yowanna Vassallo were among the winners at the event to recognize Malta’s leading athletes, officials and teams.

Volley Week reinforced a determination to follow his dreams - all the way to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019!