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Health

Let’s Get Active—Gif Edition!

What are short, fun, and seem to be on an endless energetic loop? Gifs of course…and children!
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“Healthy In Body, Heart & Mind”

One of April’s “Autism Awareness” themes is celebrating ways that people with autism lead full and healthy lives. For the Taylor twins, that’s something they celebrate every day.
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Heidi & Mohamed’s Unified Siblings Fitness Story

Every year, we have high hopes for the next year to be better than the next year, but 2020 was a whole different story.
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Special Olympics Partners with WWE to Debut New Resources to Help Athletes with Intellectual Disabilities Stay Fit and Healthy During COVID-19

New Data Reveals People with Intellectual Disabilities are 6x More Likely to Die from COVID-19
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Challenging Expectations, One Challenge at a Time—You Can, Too!!

Learn about the Special Olympics jump rope challenge.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics in the Snow with Special Olympics Finland!

Special Olympics Finland gymnasts weathered snow and ice for their latest outdoor training sessions!
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2020 Special Olympics North America Outstanding Coaches Announced

This article talks about the two coaches that were selected for the SONA outstanding coach award.
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People with Intellectual Disabilities are Almost 6 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 than the General Population

Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of medical and institutional reasons.
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Haseeb Abbasi strives for inclusion as an Athlete, Author and now Entrepreneur

Special Olympics athlete and author Haseeb Abbasi shares his inspirational journey to entrepreneurship at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi.
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Announcing the Launch of the NEW 2021 Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide

Special Olympics Coach Education and Development is delighted to announce the launch of the NEW 2021 Football Coaching Guide.
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