World Games
Watch the Flame of Hope Lighting Ceremony
During a moving ceremony in Athens, Greece the Flame of Hope torch was lit by the rays of the sun as the first part of its journey to the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Meet the Determined: #MeetChutipa
Watch the inspirational story of Chutipa reuniting with with the mother she never knew making it possible for Chutipa to go to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg Starts 4 March!
Kansas Police Chief Richard LaMunyon created the first Torch Run in 1981 and founded Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.
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Inclusion Can Change Lives
A life-changing experience that reunited me with my long-lost mother.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Featured in New BBC Documentary
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the subject of a new BBC documentary entitled The Kennedy Who Changed the World.
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Lighting of Flame of Hope in Athens, Greece
Flame is bound for Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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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.
Countdown to Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019
Largest Games in 50 year history with 7,500-plus athletes, 190-plus nations, 24 sports and more.
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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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Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Emanuelle Heads to World Games
Emanuelle de Souza, SO Brazil, started her four-year term as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger in January 2019.
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