Summer Games

Andrei Ungureanu, UPS Nordic Focus on Abilities BRG Chair, reflects on the joyful Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026 and the fun-filled UPS activation.

With just over a year to go until the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027, Special Olympics is preparing the high-level team of Technical Delegates (TD) who will be deployed in Santiago across the Games’ 22 sports to uphold and maintain the organization’s high competition standards in order to have meaningful, competitive, and fair competition across all athletes competing.

Mercedes Navarro Puig and Maciej Fran were among nine Toyota Motor Europe volunteers who travelled to Malmö to Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026.

The Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games 2026, which concluded on Sunday, is yet another flagship event in our region that Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has put considerable support behind.

Welcome to a more inclusive Chile! 🥇🇨🇱 Welcome to the Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027! ------------------------------------------ Bienvenidos a un Chile más inclusivo! 🥇🇨🇱 ¡Bienvenidos a los Juegos Mundiales de Olimpiadas Especiales Santiago 2027!

The summer is in full swing and that means one thing for the athletes of Special Olympics: the opportunity to compete and celebrate on their national stage at Summer Games!

Download the TranscriptOn this second episode of Season 7 of Inclusion Revolution Radio, sponsored by Toyota, host Novie Craven takes listeners on the road for a special edition of the podcast—recorded live at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games in Melissa, Texas. From 1 – 4 May, thousands gathered for the largest competition of the year for Special Olympics Texas. With over 2,500 participants, including 1,574 athletes, 112 Unified partners and 859 coaches and volunteers, the event showcased the very best of sport, spirit and inclusion.

On this second episode host Novie Craven takes listeners on the road for a special edition of the podcast—recorded live at the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games in Melissa, Texas.

Today, Special Olympics is looking back at all the fathers, father-figures, and grandfathers who, through the power of sport, have helped raise, support, coach, and love Special Olympics athletes around the world.

This excerpt is from Human Race’s article, “From Athlete to Coach – A Dream Chasing Story Spanning 40 Years.”