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Lions Clubs

Bob Corlew, Dr. Timothy Shriver, and Special Olympics athlete Mina Baghat standing at a podium at the United Nations.
Community Impact

Special Olympics & LCIF Celebrate 20 Years of Partnership

Special Olympics and the Lions Club International Foundation celebrate a 20 year partnership.
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A split screen image of Ben Collins and Dr. Andreas Heinecke during a Zoom meeting.
Athletes

Welcome to My World with Ben Collins, Special Olympics Athlete and Operations Specialist

Special Olympics Operations Specialist Ben Collins Talks with Dr. Andreas Heinecke, founder of Dialogue in the Dark, on World Sight Day 2020
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European Football Week 2020 cards featuring Joe McKenzie, David Evangelista, and Suzanne van den Einden
In the News

Special Olympics Launches Digital Football Hub for Athletes

Football star Seamus Coleman backs campaign to support players during Covid-19 crisis.
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Lawrence Mwangi playing keeper and guarding the goalie's net.
Community Impact

Opening a New World at Special Olympics Opening Eyes

Lawrence Mwangi is a standout player for Special Olympics Kenya’s Floor Hockey team. His speed and skill helped the team win game after game, eventually climbing to the top of their division.
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Cover page of the Global Youth Engagement Impact Report. Photos of youth engaging in Special Olympics around the world.
Community Impact

Inclusive Mindsets Expand in 7 Regions Around the World

Special Olympics Global Youth Engagement seeks to create inclusion in schools and communities around the world through the empowerment of youth, families, teachers, and other supporters.
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Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Youth Leaders playing in a game of Unified basketball.
In the News

Special Olympics Named Among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100M Grant

Global expansion of Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools was announced as one of the top proposals in helping to solve one of the world’s most crucial social challenges
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Athlete trying on ski glasses as a volunteer shows him his reflection in a handheld mirror.
Community Impact

Healthy Athletes: A Gateway to Inclusive Health Care in Sweden

As local students made their way to lectures, athletes competing in the Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2020 participated in free health screenings through the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes programme.
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A man and three women wearing wet suits and swim hats and goggles on their heads, hold hands and smile as they walk out of the sea together with water splashing around their legs.
In the News

Unified Beach Games: a New Vision of Victory

The Open Water Swimming competition at the recent Special Olympics Italia Beach Games in Cesenatico offered a truly inspiring vision of what victory really means.
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Zadock Mavinda, a 16-year old, sits in his house during the Golisano Foundation's visit.
In the News

Sidelined and Stigmatized: How Special Olympics Kenya is helping parents of children with intellectual disabilities

"Among one hundred women, only one woman will accept to take care of a child that is not hers and has intellectual disabilities..."
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