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Optometry Giving Sight Support Helps Train New Opening Eyes Clinical Directors
With support from Optometry Giving Sight, three trainees from Special Olympics Nevada, Tennessee, and Florida completed a Clinical Director Train-the-Trainer program at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games from 18-20 June in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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2,000 Athletes, 26 Nations, 11 Sports: Bring on Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026!
The Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026 will be officially opened in Folkets Park, Malmö, marking the largest sporting event ever held in Sweden for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Partners Strengthen Sport Programming for Global ID Community
Millions of people with intellectual disabilities still face disparities and a lack of quality education, health, and access to sport experiences every day.
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Special Olympics and Lions Clubs International Foundation Unite to Provide Content Service During Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026
An experienced team of creators is set to produce high-quality photos, videos and features of the participant delegations during the event from 6 – 11 July.
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The Caribbean Leadership Academy Launches
Eighteen leaders from six Caribbean islands gathered together in Saint Kitts and Nevis, not in a massive conference hall, but in a space built for conversation, honesty, and growth.
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Sport at the Heart of Social Inclusion and Education: Niger Joins the Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion
Ministry of Population, Social Action and National Solidarity commits to boosting inclusive sport and education in Niger
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Inclusive Sports for Every Student: Sierra Leone Joins the Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion
Ministry of Youth Affairs commits to advance inclusive sport and education in Sierra Leone
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Special Olympics Unified with Refugees Expands Through Grant From Olympic Refugee Foundation
Funding will enable World Refugee Day 2026 activities in Slovakia, Spain and Uganda, strengthening inclusion through sport for refugees and people with intellectual disabilities
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Inaugural Special Olympics European Week of Families Culminates in UN International Day of Families Celebrations
From 11 to 15 May, Special Olympics athletes across Europe Eurasia—and their families—have been celebrating the role that families play in our movement through the first-ever Special Olympics European Week of Families, supported by Lions Clubs International Foundation and the Samuel Family Foundation.
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Special Olympics Romania Athlete Anca Miron Launches Her Very Own Children’s Book
Anca Miron launched the children’s book ‘Anca’s Snowshoeing Adventure’—which was inspired by the story of her journey to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025—at a book signing event in Seneca Anticafe in Bucharest on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Anca’s book is one of four in a series focused on Special Olympics athletes.
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