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Abu Dhabi representatives and a Kenya athletes family speak together in a house.
In the News

Abu Dhabi World Games Sets Special Olympics Record with 192 Participating Nations

With the recent addition of 22 nations, the upcoming Abu Dhabi Special Olympics World Games will be hosting the largest amount of nations in history.
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Athletes in action positions photoshopped on a 2019 Abu Dhabi illustrated logo background.
Press Releases

Less Than 100 Days to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

A raft of new developments were announced 4 December at a major summit held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to mark 100 days to go until Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Press Releases

Calling all High School Students (Parents, Teachers, and School Administrators)

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® Launches Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge to Win a Trip to 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.
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H.H. Sheikh Abdullah poses for a selfie with two Special Olympics Abu Dhabi athletes.
In the News

UAE Leaders Participate in Walk Unified

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, led hundreds of people from across the UAE in a Walk Unified event.
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Special Olympics leaders and representatives in a group photo in Africa. A Unified Sports banners is in the background, a country flag is in the foreground.
Community Impact

11 Sub-Saharan African Countries to Participate in 2019 World Games

The Local Organizing Committee of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 has announced the 11 Sub-Saharan African nations participating in the World Games held on 14-19 March 2019.
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Unified athlete poses on his bicycle ahead of the starting line. Other cyclists are in the background.
Athletes

UAE National Cycling Team Participates in 'Cycle Unified'

Cyclists of all ages, abilities and fitness levels turned up at Yas Marina Circuit on October 28th for the latest edition of ‘Cycle Unified’ and rode alongside members of the UAE National Cycling Team.
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Athletes power lifting on the beach in Trinidad. One male athlete is lifting and a female is spotting him. other athletes are lined up waiting for a turn. Waves are crashing in the background and it's bright and sunny out.
Athletes

Meet Some of the Trinidad & Tobago Athletes Going to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

Some of the Trinidad and Tobago athletes competing at the 2019 World Games in Abu Dhabi were able to show off their skills in front of a home crowd.
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Two unified art students are work with their instructor to capture the correct pattern for the Special Olympics logo.
Athletes

UAE youth create art to be displayed during the 2019 World Games

Aspiring young artists convened at Abu Dhabi’s arts and cultural center in Manarat Al Saadiya to learn and practice techniques used to create the geometric patterns of Islamic art.
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2018 Special Olympics Middle East North Africa (MENA) DAY 0 athletes walking onto the stage. A large projection screen is in the background showing the athltes in white and green jackets and black sweat pants. There is an art feature to the left of the screen that is part of the Abu Dhabi 2019 visual design, it resembles a tic tac toe board that is slightly bent or curved.
In the News

World Games Abu Dhabi 2019

These will be the first Special Olympics World Games held in the Middle East/North Africa Region.
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