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Unified Sports

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Community Impact

Unified Champion Schools Spotlight: Raymond S. Kellis High School

Raymond S. Kellis High School in Arizona is setting an example for inclusive schools all over the country through its commitment to Special Olympics Unified Sports®.
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Four different images with two people in each smiling and showing friendly support of one another.
Press Releases

Special Olympics Announces Second Round of Youth Innovation Grants

142 youth leaders with and without intellectual disabilities are the recipients of a second round of Special Olympics Youth Innovation grants, resulting in 84 Youth Innovation Projects.
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The Egyptian Unified Football team and the Egyptian President lined with 3 Egyptian flags on each side.
Athletes

Special Olympics Egypt Unified Women’s Team Awarded Order of Sports Merit

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, has awarded Special Olympics Egypt's female Unified Football team the Order of Sports Merit for the first time in history.
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Team mantes all in preparing for a play. Athletes on a field with their coach.
Videos

Team AZ Unified Soccer - ESPN Nationals Coverage

ESPN coverage of the Special Olympics USA National Games 2018 in Seattle, WA; Raymond S Kellis High School's Unified Soccer Team represented the state of Arizona.
Shay Dagan Plessman presenting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin with a Special Olympics football.
Community Impact

The Power of Unified Sports Comes to Israel

Unified football and judo followed by an official reception at the residence of the President were just some of the highlights of the recent launch of Special Olympics Israel.
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Three team players on the field, one coming into the group for an embrace and two give each others a high-five. Additional players are on the field in the background.
Athletes

Remarkable Drive

In Chicago, one of my responsibilities was to interview athletes, families, and volunteers. As a result, I had the great opportunity to write athlete stories of determination, loyalty, and bravery.
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Full group including WWE star, athletes, and volunteers on the court posing for a group photo in front of a WWE and Special Olympics backdrop.
In the News

Special Olympics & WWE Get HYPED During Last Stop on European Tour

“Because when WWE and Special Olympics get together, WE GET HYPED!”
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Boy smiling sitting on bleachers holding a basketball wearing a red Special Olympics tank top with a team sign, "Hurricanes" in the background.
Athletes

Our Reality TV Moment

Taublieb Films came to Portland, Maine from Malibu, California a couple weeks ago to film us.
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WWE NXT Tryout participants and SO Deutschland athletes after unified workout standing in front of the ring holding a SO Deutschland banner.
In the News

Stepping into the Ring for Inclusion in Cologne

WWE hosted a much-anticipated tryout for their NXT program, and our Special Olympics Deutschland athletes had the opportunity to participate right alongside them!
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Peter Kanzunguze Jr, a Leo from Blantyre, Malawi (left) with participants at the Special Olympics Global Youth Leadership Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan which took place from 24 to 28 September.
Athletes

Choose to Include: An End to Discrimination

Peter Kanzunguze Jr. describes his experience of the Global Youth Leadership Forum and how it has empowered him to advocate for an inclusive society!
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