Santiago 2027

[Santiago, Chile - 27 October 2026] From 16 – 24 October 2027, Santiago, Chile, will host the Special Olympics World Games, the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America.

The Special Olympics Invitational Games—Road to Santiago 2027, is just around the corner and athletes, Unified partners (athletes without disability), coaches, family members, and friends from Latin America and around the world are preparing to head to the Chilean capital for the international competition.

The co-creation process for the official mascot of the Santiago 2027 Special Olympics World Games has kicked off.

A history of the 60-year partnership between Special Olympics and The Coca-Cola Company.

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.

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 world’s largest global celebration of sport and inclusion is coming to Chile, to drive a cultural transformation The first edition of the World Games to be held in Latin America in the 58-year history of Special Olympics

Special Olympics International (SOI) has officially opened the dialogue process for potential host cities and partners interested in bidding for the 2031 Special Olympics World Games—one of the most unique, inspiring, and socially impactful sporting events on the planet.

Significant progress has been made in preparation for the upcoming Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027.

[Santiago, Chile – 9 June 2026] Special Olympics Chile athletes and Unified partners, national authorities, representatives from partner organizations, and event ambassadors celebrate the 500-day countdown to Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027, where people with and without intellectual disabilities compete on the same team.