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Find Special Olympics Near Me
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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What We Do
What We Do
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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Community Impact
Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
In the News
Hear about Special Olympics impact from around the world.
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
Unified Football World Cup
Paris, France to host the third edition of the Unified Football World Cup from 6 – 11 July 2026.
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.
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.
USA Games 2026
June 20 – 26, 2026 the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will unite 3,000 athletes, 1,500 coaches, 10,000 volunteers, and 75,000 fans from all 50 states in Minnesota.
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Youth Innovation Project Library
“Mission Inclusion 673”
Siti is a Special Olympics Youth Leader in Brunei Darussalam who is excited to lead a Youth Innovation Project to create a Special Olympics Unified Week to celebrate inclusion and bring awareness to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Unified Basketball in Korea
Dohyeong and Jaeyeon are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Korea leading a Youth Innovation Project to launch a Unified basketball club in their community.
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Women Taking the Field in South Africa
Sinalo and Wakiuru (Waki) are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from South Africa with plans to increase the participation of girls/women in Unified Sports in their community by creating Unified football (soccer) and Unified netball teams for girls/women.
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Developing Youth Leaders in Bahrain
Sayed Mohommed is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Bahrain with plans to spread the message of Special Olympics to the next generation of youth leaders and improve connections between Special Olympics athletes and other individuals in society.
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Social Injustices Documentary from Texas
Jackson is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from San Antonio, Texas who will be leading a Youth Innovation Project to highlight the social injustices people of various intersectional identities face during this apex of civil rights advocacy.
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Bring Health Awareness to Malawi
Peter is a Special Olympics Youth Leader and Lions Club Leo from Malawi leading an initiative to provide health education and lessons about intellectual disabilities in his community.
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Grassroots Campaign to Improve Social Inclusion in Burkina Faso
Nafissatou and Kevin Esaie are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Burkina Faso.
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Engaging Youth Leaders through Unified Football
Ibrahim is a Special Olympics Youth Leader from Lebanon who will lead a Unified Sports project that will help provide football (soccer) programming for individuals with and without intellectual disabilities.
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Changing Attitudes Through Sport
Mohamed and Simon are friends and Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Kenya who are leading an initiative to introduce Unified Sports to 5 schools in Nairobi County.
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Promotional Videos for Unified Sports
Nemanja and Goran are Special Olympics Youth Leaders from Serbia leading a Youth Innovation Project to engage new youth leaders through promotional videos about the impact that Special Olympics has on people of all abilities in Serbia.
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