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What We Do
What We Do
Sports
Special Olympics supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with 32 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 and Schools
Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all.
Leadership
Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities.
The Revolution Is Inclusion
A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities.
School of Strength: Snack Zone
Join professional football player Alex Singleton to get the information and tools you’ll need to make a big impact on your game day—with healthy snacks that can improve your performance. Watch these videos and complete the challenges to make healthy snacking part of your everyday routine and get into the Snack Zone.
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Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
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Hear about Special Olympics impact from around the world.
Inclusion Revolution Radio
Inclusion Revolution Radio episodes drop every other Friday at 10am ET. The athlete-led podcast wants to know: what does inclusion mean to you?
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Events
Gaming for Inclusion
An virtual esports tournament showcasing the power of inclusion through gaming.
2026 USA Games
On June 20 – 26, 2026, the brightest beacon of inclusion is coming to Minnesota.
World Games Schedule and Results
Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results.
Host an Event
Learn more about hosing an international Special Olympics event.
Turin 2025
From March 8 – 15, 2025 over 1,500 athletes from 103 countries will compete in 8 disciplines in the name of sport, hospitality and inclusion.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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Parade Magazine: "The Sun Has Burst Through"
Brighter days are ahead for the retarded--but they still need your understanding
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A Message to the Special Olympics Movement on the Passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Her faith in the athletes of Special Olympics was unfailing, even from the very start.
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World Games Expand the Movement
Early on, Eunice recognized the need for a platform to reach the larger public and mobilize people of influence around the movement.
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The Life of Sargent Shriver
He helped build peace by developing and implementing programs and policies structured to promote long-term, cumulative, peaceable change.
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The Shriver Family
Eunice strongly encouraged her children to learn and take the most from any activity; all the while reminding them of their responsibility to make a difference and contribute to the world.
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A Global Leader Advocating around the World
Eunice knew, that to a large extent, presidents, premiers and popes set the agenda for their followers. If you get to the head, you get to the heart.
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Awards & Recognitions
Tim Shriver put it best: "If you look at her brothers and sisters and all that they accomplished, no one will stand any higher than my mother."
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Dr. Paul Berman: Entering a Special World
Dr. Paul Berman, founder of Special Olympics' free Opening Eyes vision screenings, describes the world Eunice helped create, one of equality, personal growth and empowerment.
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Special Olympics Mourns the Loss of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
She has been a leader in the worldwide movement to improve and to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities for more than six decades.
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Special Olympics Continues to Unite Us
It was meant to be - to make my heart grow a little bigger.
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Remarks: 1991 Games
For we are the peacemakers.
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Remarks: 1987 World Games
Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Charge to the Athletes at the Opening Ceremonies of the International Summer Special Olympics Games. South Bend, Indiana, USA August 2, 1987
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