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Media Coverage

Timothy Shriver joins the Jake Asman Show to Talk All Things Special Olympics

Special Olympics Board Chairman Timothy Shriver joins the Jake Asman Show to discuss Special Olympics athletes and the upcoming 2022 World Winter Games in Kazan.
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Special Olympics Kenya Reaches New Athletes Through National Broadcast

Special Olympics Kenya coaches and athletes lead Fit 5 workouts on a national education broadcast during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BBC Features Special Olympics Roller-skating Champion in ‘India Sportswoman of the Year’ series

BBC Features Special Olympics Roller-skating Champion in ‘India Sportswoman of the Year’ series.
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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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Special Olympics Athlete from India Shares Leadership Journey in The Playfield Magazine

Shrey Kadian, Special Olympics India, recounts how sports helped him become a leader in The Playfield article.
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Timothy Shriver Lists 5 Actionable Ways to Improve U.S. Schools

Timothy Shriver's interview in Authority Magazine.
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News of the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Kazan, Russia Spreads Far and Wide

On the shores of the Volga River lies the snow-dusted city of Kazan, Russia.
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Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis Counts Down to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022

Mary Davis, Special Olympics CEO, recently spoke with Dan Loney, host of Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM radio.
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One Good Thing: Tank Schottle

SO Texas athlete Tank Schottle was featured in the AP’s One Good Thing series on December 31, 2020.
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Special Olympics Chief of Organizational Excellence Makes a Case for Diversity in Leadership

The following is an excerpt from the article titled Building a truly inclusive organization published by Campaign US and written by Denis Doolan, Special Olympics Chief of Organizational Excellence.
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