May 21, 2013
Special Olympics Celebrates European Football Week with Partnership with Belarus Football Federation
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Special Olympics Belarus celebrated 2013 European Football Week with a
international Unified Football Tournament and signing of a partnership
agreement with the Belarus Football Federation.
read more ››May 20, 2013
Warsaw host European Unified Football Tournament
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Twelve Unified Football teams will gather in Warsaw in June 2013 to compete in the Special Olymics European Unified Football Tournament which also serves as a qualifier to the Special Olympics Unified Cup to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2014.
read more ››May 20, 2013
16 nations compete in 2013 European Basketball Tournament
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16 nations will compete in the 2013 Special Olympics European Basketball
Tournament taking place in Istanbul from June 19th to 22nd.
read more ››May 15, 2013
SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL GAMES BODES WELL FOR ANTWERP 2014!
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Excitement and expectation is rising for the 2014 Special Olympics European Games as Special Olympics Belgium close their most successful and largest National Games to date.
read more ››April 29, 2013
Latest on Family Programme and Young Athletes across the Region
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Familes and Young Athletes Update across the Region
read more ››March 20, 2013
Special Olympics joins UNICEF celebration game
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Special Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina joined UNICEF and the Bosnian Football Federation to celebrate the birthday of Bosnian striker and UNICEF Ambassador, Edin Džeko
read more ››February 26, 2013
US Ambassador visits Unified event in Serbia
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Special Olympics Serbia welcomed US Ambassador Michael D. Kirby to a two-day seminar in Pancevo
read more ››February 26, 2013
A Mother's Story
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A mother of a Special Olympics athlete describes how her son has become a local sports hero in his hometown of Kovin, Serbia.
read more ››December 17, 2012
Ski Camp ahead of World Winter Games
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Ski Camp for Team Ireland
organised by Special Olympics Austria.
read more ››December 17, 2012
Inclusive Communities in Kazakhstan
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UNICEF and Special Olympics work to create “Inclusive Communities for Children with Intellectual Disabilities” in Eastern Kazakhstan
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read more ››December 12, 2012
Energy and Ideas at Youth Leaders Session
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Energy and Ideas at Project Unify Youth Leaders Session
Frankfurt Dec 7 - 9
read more ››December 11, 2012
Project Unify Changes Lives
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Project Unify Changes Lives.
Alexandru Dobrin, Youth Leader from Bucharest tells his story.
read more ››December 11, 2012
Medal of Honour in Azerbaijan
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President of Special Olympics Azerbaijan has been honoured by the Olympic Movement in Azerbaijan
read more ››December 05, 2012
Special Visit by USAID Mission Director
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USAID Mission Director visits Special Olympics Unified Sports training in Serbia
read more ››December 05, 2012
Seminars Completed in Montenegro
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Special Olympics Montenegro completes seminar series as part of USAID 'Inclusion for All' project
read more ››December 05, 2012
Seminar attracts educators
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Record number of Nis schools in Serbia participate in seminar
read more ››December 03, 2012
Nordic Seminar Success
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Sixteen representatives from the six Nordic Special Olympics Programs gathered for the first Special Olympics Nordic Countries Unified Football Seminar in Stockholm.
read more ››November 26, 2012
The Rosetta Foundation - Partnership Case Study
Since initiation of our partnership in 2010, The Rosetta Foundation’s translation and localisation community has removed major barriers to information access and resources for our Accredited Programs around the world.
read more ››November 23, 2012
Special Olympics Tajikistan and UNICEF working together
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Special Olympics Tajikistan and UNICEF working together
on important project focused on early childhood development initiatives in support of children with intellectual disabilities in Tajikistan.
read more ››November 11, 2012
1000m race for Athletes at Athens Marathon
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270 Special Olympics Hellas Athletes took part in a 1000m race as part of the 30th Athens Classic Marathon.
read more ››October 31, 2012
Top Coach Breaks World Record and becomes top Ref
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Andreas Kolettis, a Special Olympics Coach breaks Guinness World Record and becomes Top Referee
read more ››October 30, 2012
European Bowling Tournament strikes in Cyprus
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Success at the European Bowling Tournament in Cyprus involving 215 athletes from 14 countries
read more ››October 15, 2012
Bowlers aim for Cyprus
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All Lanes Lead to Cyprus for the 2012 European Bowling Championships
read more ››October 12, 2012
Partnership delivers results
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Special Olympics and Sarajevo disability group develop important partnership
read more ››October 11, 2012
Floorball Girl Power
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Special Olympics team Ume Flyers show off Girl Power at Floorball Women’s Champions Cup in the Umeå Arena, Sweden.
read more ››October 09, 2012
Rome hosts 11th European Football Conference
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The 11th Special Olympics European Football Conference took place in Rome Oct 5-7 involving 29 countries.
read more ››September 28, 2012
Healthy Athletes Growing in Russia
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Healthy Athletes are growing in Russia. The biggest healthy athletes screening took place at the International Athletics Tournament
read more ››September 27, 2012
University of Miami Case Study
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Find out about how partnerships between Special Olympics and Universities teach students how they can help to change attitudes and break down walls of discrimination for people with intellectual disabilities
read more ››September 27, 2012
Special Olympics Romania to Benefit from Major Donation
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Ioana Ciabano represented Special Olympics Romania in New York where she met President Bill Clinton at the announcement of a $12 million donation for Healthy Athletes.
read more ››September 24, 2012
EKS Day in Europe Eurasia
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How EKS Day was celebrated across Europe Eurasia.
read more ››August 31, 2012
Meeting the Games Makers
During his attendance at the London 2012 Paralympics, President and Chief Operating Officer of Special Olympics International to meet with some of the 14 Special Olympics athletes who served as volunteer Games Makers for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
read more ››August 29, 2012
2012 sees ties between Special Olympics and Paralympics
London 2012 marks new ties between Paralympics and Special Olympics
read more ››August 29, 2012
Gymnastics Legend launches Special Olympics event
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Legend gymnast Alexey Nemov launches the first Laureus Sport for Good Foundation project
in Russia
– the ‘ Special Olympics Unified Sports Programme’
read more ››August 21, 2012
Special Olympics athlete Sam Haslam tells how he contributed to London 2012 being the most inclusive Games ever
Special Olympics athlete Sam Haslam tells how he contributed to London 2012 being the most inclusive Games ever
read more ››July 30, 2012
Laura's Moment to Shine
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Special Olympics athlete Laura Mitchell had the honour of being an Olympic Flame Torchbearer for London 2012 Olympics.
read more ››July 27, 2012
Special Smiles for athletes in Pristina
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Special Olympics Kosovo held its first Special Smiles screening in Pristina.
read more ››July 13, 2012
Luxembourg hosted the first ever Unified Football Seminar.
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The first Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia Cross-Border Unified Football Seminar took place in Luxembourg involving 18 participants.
read more ››July 09, 2012
European 7-a-side Football Tournament in Denmark
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The Special Olympics European 7-a-side Football Tournament took place in Denmark involving more than 160 players from 10 countries.
read more ››June 28, 2012
The end of the R word in Israel
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Following years of lobbying by Special Olympics Israel the use of the R word has ended
read more ››June 25, 2012
Golfers Unite in Austria
38 athletes and Unified partners from nine countries gathered in Bludenz, Austria from June 21st to 24th to celebrate the 2012 Special Olympics European Golf Tournament.
read more ››June 13, 2012
Italy celebrates the 10th anniversary of their national family campus
Italy celebrates the 10th anniversary of their national family campus
read more ››June 13, 2012
Bowling Showcase by Athletes in Tilburg
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Athletes selected by Special Olympics the Netherlands joined a special demonstration game of Bowling in Tilburg at European Championships
read more ››June 11, 2012
Floorball, a demonstration sport at 2013 Winter Games
Floorball is to be played during the opening days of the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013. The plan is to play the floorball tournament on the 30th – 31st of January 2013 at the Cultural Sports Centre in Gangneung.
read more ››June 08, 2012
Project UNIFY® engages young people
Project UNIFY® creates a respectful and inclusive community through the power of sport across the region.
read more ››June 07, 2012
Hear the World Foundation provides free hearing aids for Special Olympics Athletes
Hear the World Foundation provides free hearing aids for Special Olympics Athletes at the SO Germany National Summer Games in Munich.
read more ››June 07, 2012
Sarah Boyne is a Real Leader!
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Special Olympics Ireland athlete Sarah Boyne is going for Gold as part of the Athlete Leadership Program. Read Sarah's story!
read more ››June 06, 2012
Polish National Kayaking and Cycling Competitions
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120 athletes took part in the VIII National Special Olympics Polish Kayaking and Cycling competition in the town of Augustów
read more ››June 04, 2012
Special Olympics debut in The Hague with Beach Volleyball demo
Athletes selected by Special Olympics The Netherlands participated in a demonstrated match at the European Beach Volleyball Championships.
read more ››May 30, 2012
Its About Ability
Hungarian athletes demonstrate their skills at the 31st LEN European Swimming Championships
read more ››May 21, 2012
US Coaches Experience Football Week for the First Time
Special Olympics Coaches from the United States had the opportunity to experience the Special Olympics European Football Week up close and personal in Serbia.
read more ››May 17, 2012
Special Olympics European (Unified Sports®) Volleyball Seminar in Belgrade, Serbia
Eleven Volleyball coaches and coordinators representing eight countries participated in the first regional (Unified Sports) Volleyball Seminar in Belgrade, Serbia May 14-16.
read more ››May 16, 2012
Gymnasts Reveal their Potential
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Special Olympics Gymnasts thrill the crowds at 2012 Women's Artistic European Championships with a show of skill and elegance
read more ››May 11, 2012
Marathon Effort by CMS! Thank You!
On 15 April 2012, 36 runners from CMS Cameron Mc Kenna offices across Central and Eastern Europe dusted off their trainers to compete in the Vienna City Marathon relay in support of their charity partner, Special Olympics.
read more ››May 11, 2012
Spare Change Put to Good Use
Coin Co International (CCI), the world’s experts in foreign money conversion, are delighted to announce a new partnership between CCI, Special Olympics and Charleroi Airport.
read more ››May 09, 2012
Meet Our Volunteers!
Michael Newton is the European Basketbball Advisor for Special Olympics. SOEE recently caught up with Michael to ask him about what Special Olympics means to him and his family.
read more ››May 09, 2012
Growing Female Unified Football® focus of international seminar in Budapest
Thanks to the support of UEFA, Special Olympics Hungary hosted in Budapest from May 5-7 an international seminar on how to get more young girls and women involved in Unified Football in 2012 and beyond.
read more ››April 26, 2012
A special Army salute for a Special Olympics athlete
Four and half years ago Gilad Rosedial, a Special Olympic athlete, joined the Israeli army as a volunteer as part of a special project involving AKIM Israel.
read more ››April 21, 2012
AJAX give Special Olympics players a day to remember
League titleholders AFC AJAX held an all-day football clinic for Special Olympics players followed by front row seats at Amsterdam Arena to watch AJAX beat Hercules 6 nil.
read more ››April 20, 2012
European Table Tennis Tournament in Slovenia
European Table Tennis Tournament in Slovenia
read more ››April 04, 2012
Figure Skating Elegance in Vienna
31 Skaters from 6 countries took part in Austria's fourth National Winter Games Figure Skating competition held in the beautiful surroundings of Vienna
read more ››April 03, 2012
Athletes cross the line at Tel Aviv Marathon in record time
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Two athletes from Special Olympics Israel complete the 2012 Tel Aviv marathon for the first time ever in the history of Special Olympics Israel.
read more ››April 02, 2012
Serban Nicolescu in his own words!
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'We Can Win' is a book by author Elena Lazar which tells the story of Serban Nicolescu, a Special Olympics athlete from Romania. It was launched by Serban on World Down Syndrome Day in March 2012.
read more ››March 23, 2012
Listening to the Sound of Snow
Special Olympics Russia coach Alexander Tyuliandin, 60, who works in an institution for young people with intellectual disabilities in Kostroma, listens to the stillness around him to gauge snow conditions as his two athletes practice.
read more ››March 23, 2012
Coach mantra gets athlete across the finish line
A combination of fighting spirit and coach Rustam Mavlikeev’s mantra – “Run, run, run” – helped Special Olympics athlete Anna Kireeva, aged 17 from Ulyanovsk in southwest Russia, complete the 200 m snowshoe race.
read more ››March 23, 2012
Devoted to her son, dedicated to Special Olympics
Galina Bezrukowa wants her son Stepan, aged 30, who competed in the 50 m snowshoe race, to enjoy all of the benefits that Special Olympics can offer.
read more ››March 23, 2012
Enjoying every moment of a birthday
Special Olympics athlete Ivan Toropov celebrated his sixteenth birthday during the Murmansk competition.
read more ››March 23, 2012
Benefits of cross-country skiing go beyond the track
Sergey Sizyukhin, 17, did not take to cross-country skiing immediately when his mother enrolled him the in adapted sports school for children and youths with disabilities in Murmansk 10 years ago.
read more ››March 22, 2012
Athlete gains purpose in life through sports
During the winter months Special Olympics cross-country skier Katya Rodionova, 28 trains daily with her coach Gennady Bolonov, 47, so she was well prepared to take on the 50 m and 100 m races.
read more ››March 19, 2012
Speed Skating Competition in the Netherlands
80 Special Olympics Speed Skaters from across Hungary, Kazakhstan, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Russia took part in the first ever Special Olympics Speed Skating-Short Track Regional Competitions from March 9th – 11th.
read more ››January 09, 2012
UNICEF Exhibition featuring Special Olympics Montenegro Athletes
Four Special Olympics athletes joined four Paralympics athletes as subjects of a photo exhibition commissioned by UNICEF Montenegro.
read more ››January 09, 2012
UNICEF supports Special Olympics in Azerbaijan
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Special Olympics and UNICEF wrap up a regional development project where Special Olympics Azerbaijan is creating new sports opportunities for young people with intellectual disabilities in the Goychay and Ganja regions.
read more ››December 20, 2011
Christmas Golf Tournament in Portugal
Special Olympics Golfers from five European countries celebrated a two-day Christmas Golf Tournament at Montado Golf Centre in Setubal, Portugal from December 9th to the 11th, 2011.
read more ››December 14, 2011
Shooting Hoops with the Euroleague Stars in Serbia
Serbia kicked off their Special Olympics European Basketball Week with a National Basketball Tournament for male athletes on November 26th in Krusevac. This event was followed by a National Basketball Tournament for women in Pirot on December 3rd and a promotional appearance at the Euroleague game between Partizan Mt:s and Maccabi Electra on December 1st.
read more ››December 14, 2011
Lithuanian Towns Come Together for European Basketball
More than 300 athletes took part in events throughout towns and village special schools, social care homes and days centres in Lithuania as part of 2011 Special Olympics European Basketball Week from November 24th to December 4th.
read more ››December 14, 2011
Healthy Athlete Activity at Albanian Basketball Week
The Albanian city of Elbasan welcomed more than 180 athletes from five regions to their Special Olympics Basketball Week event which was a mixture of sport competition, Healthy Athletes and for the first time ever a Special Smiles program.
read more ››December 14, 2011
Ukraine Basketball Week Focuses on Children Under 15 Years
2011 European Basketball Week (Nov 24th to December 4th) in Ukraine took a specific focus on providing opportunities in basketball for children under the age of 15.
read more ››December 14, 2011
Highest Participation Rate to Date in Slovenia's Basketball Week
For Special Olympics Slovenia athletes Thursday, December 1st was a special day. Falling within 2011 European Basketball Week, a ten state basketball tournament was organised in the Franc Rozman Stane Sports Complex in Ljubljana to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Institute of Janez.
read more ››December 13, 2011
Partnership with International Floorball Federation
Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia has entered into partnership with the International Floorball Federation (IFF) with the official signing of an agreement between Denis Doolan, Acting President of SOEE, Filip Suman, Vice President of IFF during the Women's World Floorball Championship in St. Gallen, Switzerland on December 9th.
read more ››December 13, 2011
SO Poland Swimmers at the 2011 European Swimming Championship
Thanks to our partnership with the European Swimming Federation (LEN), all eyes were on Special Olympics swimmers during the recent European Swimming Championships which took place in Szczecin, Poland on December 11, 2011.
read more ››December 12, 2011
Athens 2011 Healthy Athlete Programme Transforms Lives
The lives of three athletes from The Netherlands were transformed for good after participating in the Healthy Athlete Programme during the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens last summer.
read more ››December 12, 2011
European Skiers Preapre for Korea 2013
More than 85 Special Olympics skiers and coaches from eight European countries took part in an SOEE Alpine Skiing Camp in Murau, Austria from December 3rd to 9th in preparation for the 2012 Skiing season and the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Korea.
read more ››December 09, 2011
Poland Kick-Off European Basketball Week with Press Conference
Special Olympics Poland kicked off their European Basketball Week with a press conference in Warsaw on November 24th followed by ten regional and local tournaments and a promotional appearance at the Asseco Prokom vs. FC Barcelona Regal Euroleague game on December 1st.
read more ››December 09, 2011
A Busy Week in Ireland for European Basketball Week
2011 Special Olympics European Basketball Week was a resounding success in Ireland full of many exciting tournaments and events. Regional games were held throughout the week across Ireland while the men’s and women’s National Basketball Cup took place on November 26th.
read more ››November 23, 2011
Project UNIFY Kick-Off Meeting in Rome, Italy, November 15-17
The European Project UNIFY pilot program was kicked off with a meeting in Rome/Italy November 15-17.
read more ››November 07, 2011
Stars make a splash with Special Olympics Athletes in Croatia
Water Polo and Tennis Stars join Special Olympics Croatia at the Pool.
read more ››November 02, 2011
Regional Artistic Gymnastics Seminar, Italy
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23 representatives from 14 European countries attended the Regional Artistic Gymnastics Seminar in Genova, Italy on October 27-30.
read more ››October 24, 2011
Unified Partners Work for Change.
Two Special Olympics Great Britain Unified Partners worked with a local club to develop Unified Sports.
read more ››October 21, 2011
Recognition for the First Lady of Poland
Special Olympics Athletes from Poland honour their First Lady for all the support she has shown them.
read more ››October 21, 2011
SO Serbia athletes attend UEFA EURO 2012 Group C Qualifier
UEFA EURO 2012 Group C qualifiers was attended by Special Olympics Serbia athletes and coaches
read more ››October 21, 2011
Special Olympics Serbia Athletes Make a Splash During Competition
Special Olympics Serbia Athletes Make a Splash During Competition
read more ››September 24, 2011
SO Ambassador Princess Charlene of Monaco Hosts EKS Day Lunch
On Saturday September 24th Global Ambassador for Special Olympics Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco held a lunch on board The World in honour of Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
read more ››September 15, 2011
Vélocité Paris to Nice Charity Cycle
On September 24, the day we celebrate our founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, twenty brave men and women will don their spandex and set off on their very own “Tour de France” for Special Olympics.
read more ››July 01, 2011
Anca's Winning Shot
Anca Chirita’s journey to the Special Olympics World Games was a long one. The 20-year-old Romanian bocce player was abandoned to an institution at the age of three, and was shifted among various institutions every couple of years after that.
read more ››June 25, 2011
World Games: Becoming a National Champion
Philip Gruppetta’s bowling talents were apparent at the early age of 11 when he was training with Special Olympics twice a week. He debuted on the world stage at the 2007 Games in Shanghai, where he won silver in his division, and now he comes to Athens to win. But his ambitions don’t end there. Philip would like to become the National Champion in tenpin bowling in Malta.
read more ››April 21, 2011
Royal Fan
The joy of Special Olympics attracts fans from all walks of life, including some household names. World class athletes like Michael Phelps and Nadia Comaneci and entertainers like Vanessa Williams and Joe Jonas support the Special Olympics vision that sports can pave the way for acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. We also have a few royal fans.
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