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Opening Ceremony

Dale Moss and Dr. Seun Adigun Join Unified Sports Experiences at Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025

Unified Snowshoeing and Unified Floorball bring people together in fun, friendly sports competition.
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Highlights: Opening Ceremony, Turin 2025 World Winter Games

Relive the best moments of the breathtaking Opening Ceremony for the Turin 2025 World Winter Games.

Safilo Group and Special Olympics Renew Long-Standing Partnership Through to 2027

[Padua / Washington, D.C. - March 10, 2025] For over two decades, Safilo Group—one of the eyewear industry’s key players in the design, manufacturing and distribution of prescription frames, sunglasses, outdoor eyewear, goggles, and helmets—and Special Olympics have been changing lives, one pair of glasses at a time. Now, that mission continues.
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2025 Special Olympics World Games Opening Ceremony Kicks Off the World’s Largest Sports and Humanitarian Event of the Year

[Turin, Italy - March 9, 2025] Last night, the “Flame of Hope” was lit in the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, marking the official start of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy, the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event of the year.
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Strength of Kindness: Welcoming Champions at the Turin Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025 Kick Off with Heartfelt Opening Ceremony
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How Does a Photographer Sum up the most Incredible Experience of their Career?

Photographer Dillon Vibes shares his experience attending the Special Olympics World Games 2023 through photographs he captured while in Berlin. Below is a collection of photos and personal insight to his most memorable times at the Games.
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Tim Shriver Commentary: Special Olympics World Games Provides an Opportunity to Recommit to Inclusion in Education

Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver calls for education reform for those with intellectual disabilities.
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Special Olympics Fans Leave Lasting Impression on World Games 2023

There was no shortage of amazing fans at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 and each day, fans and family members were able to join in the spirit of the Games helping to support and uplift all those competing.
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WTA Players Support Special Olympics World Games Events in Berlin

This past week, the Special Olympics World Games took place in Berlin coinciding with the WTA’s bett1open presented by ecotrans Group.
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