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Healthy Hearing

Special Olympics Summer Sounds

Special Olympics and Starkey Hearing Foundation Partnership Bring the Gift of Hearing to World Games Athletes.

Discovering the Joy of Sound

Rincy Biju and Jyothi A. participated for the first time at the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, the world's largest sports event for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
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Speed and Sound

Ecuadorian athlete Jacqueline Gilces starred in one of the most emotional moments of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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29-Year-Old Palestinian Powerlifter Hear Fans Cheering for the First Time

For the first time in his life, he could hear the aura of a crowd. Fans from all over the world cheering him on.
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Senegal Athlete Hears Unified Partner Speak His Name for First Time in Abu Dhabi

Football Player Fitted for Hearing Aids at Special Olympics World Games
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Deaf Athlete Receives the Gift of Hearing

At age 31, Mame Ndiagne Ndiaye, an athlete from Special Olympics Senegal, hears his is the first time.

Special Olympics Partners With Starkey Hearing Technologies

A gift of US$250,000 will make it possible to train more hearing health providers and make healthy hearing more inclusive.
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