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Kenya Koene at World Winter Games 2025
Videos

Kenya Koene at World Winter Games 2025

At just 3 years old, Special Olympics Netherlands athlete Kenya Koene began dancing. The footwork came naturally, as she followed in the footsteps of her mother, Irene Reniers, a longtime dancer.
A group of three DanceSport athletes dressed in traditional Estonian costumes, walk into an arena. A group of Estonian athletes dressed in blue winter gear cheer from behind them
Athletes

Team Estonia’s Helen Nääme Sails into DanceSport Finals!

Special Olympics Estonia athlete Helen Nääme kicked off the Games by leading her delegation in the Parade of Athletes at Opening Ceremony.
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A group of boys sitting down and talking
Athletes

Leveling the Field: Ugandan Youth Leading Change Through Soccer and Basketball

Their shared love of soccer has brought them not only friendship but also a powerful mission: to unite children with and without intellectual disabilities through sports—and to fight bullying in their community.
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A group of four people standing together.
Athletes

Inspiring The Next Generation

For Special Olympics athlete, Veronica Diaz Rainieri, anything and everything is possible for everyone. A two-sport athlete in swimming and skiing, Diaz Rainieri is an inspiration for the youth in her native country of the Dominican Republic.
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Thamillarasan “Thamil” Satiaselen and Pavitraa Puveneswaran
Community Impact

A New Start: Special Olympics Malaysia Unified Floorball

Traveling to the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025 means that Special Olympics Malaysia athlete Thamillarasan “Thamil” Satiaselen will be the furthest he’s ever been from his mother and brother.
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opening ceremony event.
In the News

Strength of Kindness: Welcoming Champions at the Turin Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 Kick Off with Heartfelt Opening Ceremony
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Four men sit around a table with a white tablecloth that has the logos of Special Olympics and Fansided in front of several branded standing banners. The man on the far left sits at the end of the table and leans over as he talks into a red Special Olympics microphone. The three men behind the table, look at him and listen.
In the News

Special Olympics ‘Superpowers’ on Display at the Super Bowl

Special Olympics Unified reporters Malcom Harris-Gowdie and Wyatt Spalding teamed up with Fansided to conduct over 30 interviews in the lead up to Super Bowl LIX.
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Jamaican youth leaders gathered together for their exchange.
Community Impact

A Journey of Inclusion and Connection

This past spring, Special Olympics Youth Leaders Britany and Denisher embarked on a journey that would change their lives forever.
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A group of three young girls playing basketball. Two girls wearing white jersey man-marking the third one who is holding the basketball and wearing the red uniform of the opposite team.
In the News

Serbia Celebrates EBW 2023 Legacy with 2024 Unified Women’s Basketball Event

A vibrant celebration of women’s and Unified basketball took place as the European Unified Women’s Basketball Tournament unfolded at the Kristalna Dvorana sports centre in Zrenjanin, Serbia, between 5-9 June.
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A group of 13 young people wearing FIBA Foundation branded t-shirts sit on tiered seating facing a speaker.
In the News

FIBA Foundation’s Youth Leadership Programme: Driving Inclusion in Finland and Beyond!

Lauri Aaltonen—a Unified Partner and volunteer with Special Olympics Finland—is working with the Finnish Basketball Federation to drive inclusion forward as part of the FIBA Foundation’s Youth Leadership programme.
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