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Abhishek Gogoi

With his ambitious training runs, 18-year-old Abhishek has become a familiar sight around Guwahati, the largest city in northeast India.

Meet the World Games Athletes: Briton Conor Conway

Briton Conor Conway has lived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for three years and will represent his adopted home at the World Games.
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Meet the World Games Athletes: Clara Lehmkuhl

Clara is one of only three people with Down Syndrome in the world officially certified as a Zumba instructor.
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Steven Dodd

Most people describe Steven as a leader first; then, as a multi-sport athlete, training hard in a new sport for the 2019 World Games!

Nail-Biting Ending at the 2019 Special Olympics Unified NBA All-Star Game

This year’s annual NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified basketball game during NBA All-Star weekend was full of fun, talent and excitement. Special Olympics assembled 12 international players to gather in Charlotte, NC to represent their countries, cities and a global movement of inclusion. The players were broken up into two teams of five Special Olympics athletes, with intellectual disabilities. Each team was joined by four international sport celebrities without intellectual disabilities to create a “home” and an “away” team for the Unified basketball game.
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Special Olympics France welcomes swimming champion Alain Bernard as Ambassador

The Special Olympics family has grown a little bigger with the recent announcement that Alain Bernard has joined Special Olympics France as an Ambassador!
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Meet the World Games Athletes: Ruaumoko Pukepuke

The Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 will be Ruaumoko’s first-ever World Games.
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Power of Unified Sports Back in Spotlight at Annual NBA Game

Once again, the power of unity will shine on center court at the NBA Cares Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game during NBA All-Star weekend.
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Meet the World Games Athletes: Grace Seiboldt

Grace won three medals at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, including gold in swimming.
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Jaden James, Special Olympics Basketball Player, Sinks 3-Pointer on Court with Globetrotters

15-year-old Jaden James, Special Olympics Oklahoma, sunk this 3-point bucket during a basketball tournament in Fort Smith.
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