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Berlin 2023

Taking place from 17 – 24 June 2023, the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin will be one of the largest sport and humanitarian events to take place that year. Following the Opening Ceremony in the renowned Berlin Olympic Stadium, an estimated 7,000 athletes from over 170 nations will compete in 24 sports across Berlin’s state-of-the-art competition venues. They will be supported by 3,000 coaches and an estimated 20,000 volunteers. The Games will also attract 6,000 family members, more than 2,000 national and international media, and 300,000 spectators.

Picture This: From Athlete to World Games Photographer

Khadija Sy, the silver medal-winning 200m sprinter from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, is back in action. This time, she's at the 2023 World Games in Berlin, Germany—as accredited media for the Games!
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Nothing But Love at the Opening Ceremony

Other global event staff would have tackled him.
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Special Olympics and The Union Cycliste Internationale Pen Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Inclusion in the Sport of Cycling

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Special Olympics joined forces at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 with the goal of engaging more individuals with intellectual disability (ID) to take part in cycling.
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Promoting Inclusive Health on the World Stage

Special Olympics Celebrates the 2023 Global Golisano Health Leadership Award Recipients
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Special Olympics and the International Table Tennis Federation Foundation Sign MOU at Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023

Special Olympics and the International Table Tennis Federation Foundation (ITTF Foundation) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Saturday June 17 at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, in an effort to better athletes all around the world through the sport of table tennis.
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Special Olympics World Games Berlin Opening Ceremony Kicks Off World’s Largest Sporting and Humanitarian Event in 2023

Fifty thousand athletes, coaches, families, volunteers and supporters of the World Games joined together in an electric celebration of inclusion in Olympiastadion, Berlin.
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Hasbro Supports Special Olympics World Games

Support for the World Games includes sponsorship of the Global Youth Leadership Summit, Founders Reception, and donations of Hasbro toys and games for Athlete Lounges.
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The Torch Run is on the Move

On 7 June, the Special Olympics Flame of Hope was lit in Athens, Greece and then began making its way to the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023. This flame, carried by members of the 2023 LETR Final Leg, will light the cauldron during Opening Ceremonies to mark the official start to the Games.
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WWE® Superstar and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Drew McIntyre to Attend Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

STAMFORD, Conn., June 13, 2023 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE Superstar and Special Olympics Global Ambassador Drew McIntyre will attend the Special Olympics World Games 2023, the world’s largest inclusive sports event featuring thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities, taking place in Berlin this month.
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EBU Members to Show Coverage of 2023 Special Olympics World Games

Eurovision Sport has reached an agreement for selected EBU Members to show coverage of the 2023 Special Olympics World Games, to be held in Berlin, Germany from 17 to 25 June, 2023.
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