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Pakistan

Carmelo Sandiego, Ruby Lawler, Muhammad Haseeb Abbasi, and Pauline Paul.
Community Impact

Commit To Change: Leaving No One Behind

At Special Olympics, we’re not just about sports. We are agents of change, stepping up for a more inclusive world—one in which everyone has the opportunity to lead meaningful and well-rounded lives.
3 Min Read
Sana's Story
Athletes

Sana's Story

Where there is light, there is hope.Let some light into your life and watch Sana's journey from being chained up and excluded in her village in Pakistan to competing at the Special Olympics Berlin World Games 2023.
A snowy mountain range with trees and buildings
Community Impact

Special Olympics Celebrates World Snow Day!

World Snow Day uses snow sports such as skiing and snowboarding, to highlight how sport is a powerful way to bring people together as they continue to participate in outdoor athletic activities.
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Man in green shirt standing with others sitting on a bench
Community Impact

Join Special Olympics and Celebrate ICCE Global Coaches Day

Today, 25 September, Special Olympics recognizes and celebrates its coaches around the world for their efforts in teaching and encouraging athletes through sport and continuing to grow the movement of inclusion!
5 Min Read
Athlete cyclist pedals towards finish line.
Athletes

Bikes Across Borders

On the surface, cycling may seem like an individual sport, but it takes a team to get competitors across the finish line.
3 Min Read
Sana, standing in lane 3, smiles and lifts her leg to move into starting position.
Athletes

Sana Won’t Stop Running or Smiling

Sana (she only has one name like Madonna) was all smiles before her 400m Level C preliminary race at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Berlin.
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A group of approximately 10 teenage boys stand together at a forest-y trailhead. Many give peace signs, and everyone is wearing matching red Unified Hike shirts. Some wear facemasks.
Community Impact

Unified Hikes Bring Youth Together in Pakistan

As the Unified Champion School project spreads around the world, Special Olympics Pakistan hosts Unified Hikes to engage students and community members.
2 Min Read
Haseeb in front of his juice bar business, Squeezy the Juice Bar.
Athletes

Haseeb Abbasi strives for inclusion as an Athlete, Author and now Entrepreneur

Special Olympics athlete and author Haseeb Abbasi shares his inspirational journey to entrepreneurship at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi.
2 Min Read
Jasmine stands on the stage with a microphone in her hand.
Athletes

My Graphics, Arts and Crafts Journey

One of my teachers said that through art I could communicate with my fellow students. When we would have art classes I felt relaxed and included.
1 Min Read
Haseeb Abbasi
Athletes

Finding My Voice in the World We Share

Give us the confidence to not just survive but thrive in life.
3 Min Read
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