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Special Olympics has competitions, programs and initiatives all around the world, every day of the year. Here's a look at what it's all about.

Inclusion Revolution Radio: Baker Banter

This week’s episode of Inclusion Revolution Radio features TikTok stars Derek and Jenna Baker. They spoke with Novie about the creation and success of Baker Banter as well as Derek’s passion for the WWE.

Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes - Spanish

This year’s series is kicked off with a webinar on ‘Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes’, hosted by Ruby Lawler, Athlete Leader and co-chair of the SOAP Regional Athlete Leadership Council. Presenter 1, Yuchi Huang, SO Singapore Football Head Coach and Gallagher Coaches Coach Award Winner at 2022 Unified Cup; Presenter 2, Christin Santiago, long time Special Olympics Coach and SO Massachusetts Coach Hall of Fame Inductee 2019.

Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes - Russian

This year’s series is kicked off with a webinar on ‘Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes’, hosted by Ruby Lawler, Athlete Leader and co-chair of the SOAP Regional Athlete Leadership Council. Presenter 1, Yuchi Huang, SO Singapore Football Head Coach and Gallagher Coaches Coach Award Winner at 2022 Unified Cup; Presenter 2, Christin Santiago, long time Special Olympics Coach and SO Massachusetts Coach Hall of Fame Inductee 2019.

Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes - Chinese

This year’s series is kicked off with a webinar on ‘Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes’, hosted by Ruby Lawler, Athlete Leader and co-chair of the SOAP Regional Athlete Leadership Council. Presenter 1, Yuchi Huang, SO Singapore Football Head Coach and Gallagher Coaches Coach Award Winner at 2022 Unified Cup; Presenter 2, Christin Santiago, long time Special Olympics Coach and SO Massachusetts Coach Hall of Fame Inductee 2019.

Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes - Arabic

This year’s series is kicked off with a webinar on ‘Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes’, hosted by Ruby Lawler, Athlete Leader and co-chair of the SOAP Regional Athlete Leadership Council. Presenter 1, Yuchi Huang, SO Singapore Football Head Coach and Gallagher Coaches Coach Award Winner at 2022 Unified Cup; Presenter 2, Christin Santiago, long time Special Olympics Coach and SO Massachusetts Coach Hall of Fame Inductee 2019.

Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes - English

This year’s series is kicked off with a webinar on ‘Coaching Mixed Ability Athletes’, hosted by Ruby Lawler, Athlete Leader and co-chair of the SOAP Regional Athlete Leadership Council. Presenter 1, Yuchi Huang, SO Singapore Football Head Coach and Gallagher Coaches Coach Award Winner at 2022 Unified Cup; Presenter 2, Christin Santiago, long time Special Olympics Coach and SO Massachusetts Coach Hall of Fame Inductee 2019.

What We Want from out Coaches - Spanish

Coach Webinar Series 2022 presented by Gallagher—‘What we want from our coaches’ The second webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series gave a voice to our athletes. An international Athlete and Unified Partner panel discussed "What we want from our coaches". Hosted by SOGB’s Kiera Byland, BEM Unified Partner from SO Puerto Rico, Angel Rios Santos; Special Olympics Athlete Leader from SO Kenya, Boniface Kimeu; Special Olympics Handball Coach from SO Kenya, Joshua Agare; Special Olympics Tennis Player from SO China, Yang Yihong.

What We Want from out Coaches - French

Coach Webinar Series 2022 presented by Gallagher—‘What we want from our coaches’ The second webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series gave a voice to our athletes. An international Athlete and Unified Partner panel discussed "What we want from our coaches". Hosted by SOGB’s Kiera Byland, BEM Unified Partner from SO Puerto Rico, Angel Rios Santos; Special Olympics Athlete Leader from SO Kenya, Boniface Kimeu; Special Olympics Handball Coach from SO Kenya, Joshua Agare; Special Olympics Tennis Player from SO China, Yang Yihong.

What We Want from out Coaches - Chinese

Coach Webinar Series 2022 presented by Gallagher—‘What we want from our coaches’ The second webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series gave a voice to our athletes. An international Athlete and Unified Partner panel discussed "What we want from our coaches". Hosted by SOGB’s Kiera Byland, BEM Unified Partner from SO Puerto Rico, Angel Rios Santos; Special Olympics Athlete Leader from SO Kenya, Boniface Kimeu; Special Olympics Handball Coach from SO Kenya, Joshua Agare; Special Olympics Tennis Player from SO China, Yang Yihong.

What We Want from out Coaches - Arabic

Coach Webinar Series 2022 presented by Gallagher—‘What we want from our coaches’ The second webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series gave a voice to our athletes. An international Athlete and Unified Partner panel discussed "What we want from our coaches". Hosted by SOGB’s Kiera Byland, BEM Unified Partner from SO Puerto Rico, Angel Rios Santos; Special Olympics Athlete Leader from SO Kenya, Boniface Kimeu; Special Olympics Handball Coach from SO Kenya, Joshua Agare; Special Olympics Tennis Player from SO China, Yang Yihong.

What We Want from out Coaches - English

Coach Webinar Series 2022 presented by Gallagher—‘What we want from our coaches’ The second webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series gave a voice to our athletes. An international Athlete and Unified Partner panel discussed "What we want from our coaches". Hosted by SOGB’s Kiera Byland, BEM Unified Partner from SO Puerto Rico, Angel Rios Santos; Special Olympics Athlete Leader from SO Kenya, Boniface Kimeu; Special Olympics Handball Coach from SO Kenya, Joshua Agare; Special Olympics Tennis Player from SO China, Yang Yihong.

The Coach-Athlete Relationship - Spanish

The third webinar of the 2022 Coach Webinar Series discussed everything related to The Coach-Athlete Relationship, hosted by SO Paraguay Athlete Leader, Rosalino Chavez. Professor Sophia Jowett discussed what the coach-athlete relationship is and how it has adapted over time. Professor Jowett, an expert in this field of research, explained the importance of the relationship between coaches and their athletes, and gave practical recommendations on how to optimize this relationship. The second speaker was Justus Wolf, German Paralympic Alpine Ski Coach. Justus discussed the coach-athlete relationship from his own perspective as a coach. Justus provided insightful information from the practical side of coaching and through his own experiences.