Videos

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to leave a majority of sports and events on hold, Special Olympics launched Call To Action, an initiative to encourage our athletes to remain active and lift their spirits by surprising them with a video call from some of their favorite celebrity supporters.

Johanna received her COVID-19 vaccine.

Cristina received her COVID-19 vaccine.

Cristina received her COVID-19 vaccine.

Jacob received his COVID-19 vaccine.

The USA TODAY National High School Sports Awards, presented by U.S. Polo Assn., honors the best athletes across the country from the past year. The show premieres at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 and is free to watch thanks to our sponsors.

Special Olympics Middle East / North Africa (MENA) youth are prioritizing the inclusion of persons with disabilities as a critical need of the hour. In response to a video prompt led by Special Olympics MENA, youth from Special Olympics (SO) Bahrain, SO Lebanon, SO Egypt and SO Morocco share powerful messages about the need for young people to lead to include. Youth leaders, advocates of inclusion of persons with disabilities, unified partners, and mentors also shared about their experience with Special Olympics MENA and how inclusion empowers everyone to succeed.Read the Full Article

Video highlighting the increasing number of participation by female athletes.

A recap of the Special Olympics World Games 2015 Los Angeles set to Andra Day’s Rise Up.

In just under 2 minutes, some of the high points of the 2015 World Summer Games in LA. Features the song by Special Olympics supporter Avril Lavigne, "Fly."

The Special Olympics World Winter Games Kazan 2022 logo was reveal on 5 February, during an event where it was projected on the Kazan, Russia Kremlin UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.