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Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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Sports
Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with over 30 Olympic-type sports.
Sport and Competition
Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions.
Inclusive Health
Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities.
Youth & Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
Inclusive Leadership
Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
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Always On
Videos showcasing the Special Olympics movement around the globe.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
An athlete led podcast featuring athletes, partners, ambassadors, employees, and supporters of Special Olympics.
Novie Knows
Novie Knows, a subseries of Inclusion Revolution Radio, serves as an unscripted platform for host Novie Craven to provide her perspective, as a Special Olympics athlete, on the topics of her choosing.
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Events
Events
Special Olympics World Winter Games Switzerland 2029
From March 10 – 17 2029, athletes will unleash the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport in Switzerland.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
Host an Event
Learn more about hosting an international Special Olympics event.
Special Olympics World Games Santiago 2027
From October 16 – 24 2027, Santiago will welcome thousands of athletes, families, and fans from around the globe to celebrate unity, inclusion, and the power of sport.
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Handicraft Workshop in Savaii
Epifania and Jarred are providing women and girls the opportunity to become independent and develop skills to generate their own source of income.
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Special Olympics Cyprus Athletes: Recovering from the Pandemic
Mila and Rayan are creating a survey to assess the pandemic's impacts on the lives of athletes in their community.
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Unified Special Olympics Youth Summit
Inge and Anette will host a Special Olympics Youth Summit in their program for athletes and young people to engage in leadership training.
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Education for All in Samoa
Benjamin and Ituau are planning a project to improve the literacy skills of young people with and without intellectual disabilities.
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Unified Dance Project for Awareness
Maximilian S. and Maximilian W. are hosting a Unified dance workshop event where dancers with and without disabilities will learn new skills together.
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Our Unified Society is Advanced
Lujin and Laila, Youth Leaders from Special Olympics Egypt, will promote in inclusion by hosting Special Olympics workshops at schools across the region.
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#UnifiedSteki
Jason and Konstantinos will be hosting several Unified sports events over the course of their project to unify athletes in their community and grow their Special Olympics Program.
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All Together for Inclusion
Olívia and Norbert will organize several Unified events to recruit new athletes and Youth Leaders to Special Olympics.
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Unified Friendships in China
Jiazheng and Jingkai's project encourages people with and without intellectual disabilities to build friendship through Unified activities.
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MountaINclusion - Outdoor Unified Activities
Giorgia and Lisa are organizing 6 day trips in their locality for youth to explore nature and exercise together.
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