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European Basketball Week

Athlete with a blue Play Unified shirt on and a gold European Basketball medal hanging down.
Europe/Eurasia Region page
A collage of seven pictures of the faces of athletes, coaches and partners that produced the video for the Faces of Basketball website.
In the News

Special Olympics Faces of Basketball Reaches Audience of 418 Million

The website gathered training videos, events, profile cards and news stories on a unique platform to provide a hybrid online-offline experience of European Basketball Week 2021.
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Special Olympics Faces of Basketball logo.
Community Impact

Unified Pair Join the Inclusion Revolution Podcast to Launch Faces of Basketball Campaign

Special Olympics launched Faces of Basketball, a unique online-offline activity hub and campaign.
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A young woman shooting for a basket with two of her teammates in the background while a defender comes up beside her to block.
In the News

Special Olympics Announce Major Youth Basketball Tournament

Special Olympics Europe Eurasia has today—on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities—announced that the first ever European Unified Youth Basketball Tournament will take place in Sansepolcro, Italy in October 2021.
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Two athletes giving a high-5 while the rest of the team surrounds them and cheers in victory
Athletes

Athlete-Coaches Shine During European Basketball Week

Special Olympics athlete-coaches from SO Belgium (Tamara) and SO Germany (Andre) made their mark at the Unified Basketball Tournament held in Munich, Germany from 28 – 30 November.
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Adult man in a black Play Unified shirt is speaking to an interviewer, text at the bottom reads, "...and we must be unified."
Videos

First ever Unified Basketball Tournament in Tallinn for #EBW2018

What do NBA legend Sam Perkins, Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas and Special Olympics athlete Artur Pool all have in common?
Sam Perkins being interviewed, he's holding a microphone and speaking to the camera.
Videos

NBA legend, Sam Perkins, has a message for #EBW2018!

NBA legend, Sam Perkins, flew into Europe to celebrate European Basketball Week 2018 with Special Olympics athletes in Estonia and he had a very clear message: go out and have fun!
One player jumps for a layup shot; another player attempts to block the shot.
Press Releases

Shoot for the Stars with European Basketball Week 2018!

Between 24 November and 2 December, almost 19,000 players will take part in 250 local and national events across 35 European countries.
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Unified athlete and Special Olympics athletes from Italy sitting on the side lines talking and sharing a laugh.
Videos

European Basketball Week 2018 #EBW2018 kicks off!

Special Olympics European Basketball Week 2018 is in full swing across Europe from 24 November to 2 December 2018.
Young male Romanian player in an orange uniform catching the basketball. The 2017 Eurobasket mascot is in the middle ground. A girl is in the foreground wearing a blue uniform with the number 6 on her back. An audience is watching the action in the background.
In the News

European Basketball Week 2018

2018 marks the 15th edition of one of Special Olympics Europe Eurasia's highlight events: European Basketball Week (EBW).
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Female Unified team running down the court, girl in a black uniform leads and is preparing to throw the ball.
Videos

EBW 2017 Promo Video - Euroleague

Special Olympics European Basketball Week 2017 ran across Europe Eurasia from 24 November to 3 December 2017.
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