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Global Athlete Congress

Members of the accessiBe delegation pose for a photo together in front of Berlin 2023 signage.
Community Impact

accessiBe joins World Games Berlin 2023

accessiBe delegation members attend their first Special Olympics World Games as volunteers.
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Videos

Agents of Inclusion: Episode Sixteen

Special Olympics Rhode Island athlete and Administrative Assistant & Athlete Leadership Specialist Mary-Ellen Powers speaks with JR before her trip to Berlin for the Global Athlete Congress.
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Videos

Agents of Inclusion: Episode Fifteen

Jamaican athlete and Special Olympics employee David Duncan speaks with JR ahead of the Global Athlete Congress.
Athlete, Terrence Davis, and another person sitting on concrete steps next to a brick wall.
Athletes

Athlete and Coach Terrence Davis Tells Other SO Leaders to “Say What You Want.”

Long-time athlete Terrence Davis is heading to Abu Dhabi for the 2019 World Games as a coach for the SO St Vincent and Grenadines Bocce team.
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Smiling pediatrician is looking over and checking out an athlete during a screening.
Community Impact

Special Olympics Makes Strides for Inclusive Health Systems in the Dominican Republic

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Special Olympics signed an agreement to promote sports, physical activity, health, inclusive education, sustainable and human development, and human rights of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Nyasha Derere from Zimbabwe speaks on stage as a panelist during the Global Athlete Congress in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He has on a blue collard shirt with a black jacket that is adorned with Special Olympics and iInclusion pins. A representative is sitting to his left.
Athletes

New Chair of the Global Athlete Congress Elected

Voted in as the NEW Chair of the Global Athletes Congress, Nyasha Derere will serve as a member of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics.
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Athletes, representatives, and friends gather together in a group in front of the World Tennis Invitational sign for a group photo. Every is wearing a white and red or red polo shirt.
In the News

Creating Inclusion Through Tennis

The five-day event, hosted in the Dominican Republic was the largest unified tennis event held globally.
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Global Ambassadors and youth leaders gather for a group photo in the Dominican Republic sitting on the stairs inside a building with plants on either side of the group.
Community Impact

Leadership on Full Display During the Global Athletes Congress

The Special Olympics ' Global Athletes Congress is serving as a platform where Special Olympics athletes lead the way to a more inclusive world.
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Split screen of SO Germany and SO representatives at Special Olympics World Tennis Invitational in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic talking to one another and announcing Special Olympics 2023 will be held in Berlin, Germany.
In the News

2023 Berlin World Games Announced

Johanna Pramstaller, Special Olympics Austria, was excited to announce that the 2023 World Games will be held in Berlin, Germany.
Raphael Nadal speaking to the camera.
Videos

Rafael Nadal’s Message to Athletes

World tennis champion Rafael Nadal sent this video messages for all of the players taking part in the Special Olympics World Tennis Invitational in the Dominican Republic.
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