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Latin America

A group of athletes and representative celebrate as fireworks go off in the background.

Good Friends

Athlete Ben Collins interviews friend and Unified Youth Leadership pair for International Day of Friendship.
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América Latina, unida digitalmente por un mundo inclusivo

Olimpiadas Especiales ha enfrentado los retos que ha presentado la pandemia del COVID-19 con inquebrantable fortaleza e interminable creatividad.
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“The Power of Inclusive Sports” invited us to the inner worlds and emotions of our athletes

The successful "The Power of Inclusive Sports" art contest gave our athletes the opportunity to express their thoughts and emotions.
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“The Power of Inclusive Sports” invited us to the inner worlds and emotions of our athletes

The successful "The Power of Inclusive Sports" art contest gave our athletes the opportunity to express their thoughts and emotions.
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Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year Award

Special Olympics Athlete Chris Nikic Wins Laureus Sporting Moment award.
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Liderazgo de Atletas, dentro y fuera de la cancha

“Deportes y Liderazgo de Atletas: ¿Cómo promover roles significativos desde el área deportiva?”, un seminario virtual desarrollado por el Departamento de Deportes y el Departamento de Desarrollo Organizacional de Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina, exploró las oportunidades y beneficios que las posiciones de liderazgo ofrecen a personas con discapacidad intelectual.
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Isaac González y sus Héroes Metálicos

“¡Hola, amigos de Olimpiadas Especiales Latinoamérica!
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A Critical Moment for Inclusive Health

Special Olympics Latin America launches Mission Moment: Inclusive Health!
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A Powerful Example of Inclusion

The partnership between Special Olympics El Salvador and the Santa Tecla Soccer Club made for a powerful World Down Syndrome Day commemoration.
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Amplifying Our Reach Through a Powerful Partnership

GOLTV and Special Olympics Ecuador partner for inclusion!
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Experiences With Autism: In Our Own Words

For World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021, we came up a few survey questions for fellow Special Olympics athletes with autism. We both work at Special Olympics. Josh is an Assistant in the Business Services department and Jerry works as a Specialist with the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program. Through these answers, we hope readers will learn that people with autism have a wide variety of talents, outlooks and experiences.

Article and interviews by Jerry Holy and Josh Cohen

Concurso de Arte: El Poder del Deporte Inclusivo

Para celebrar el Día Internacional del Deporte para el Desarrollo y la Paz, este 6 de abril, Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina te invita a participar en el concurso de arte “El poder del deporte inclusivo”, desarrollado por Olimpiadas Especiales América Latina, con el apoyo de la Oficina Multipaís de UNESCO para América Central.
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