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Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find Special Olympics Near Me
We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
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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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Get in touch with us to volunteer, become an athlete, join a Unified Sports team, work as a coach and learn about upcoming events.
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Get inspired with stories of joy, perseverance, and achievement.
Community Impact
Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change around the world.
In the News
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
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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Inclusive Boulder & Baking Day
Sarah and Valentina engage new Youth Leaders with and without Intellectual Disabilities through a day of Inclusive bouldering and baking!
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Inclusion For Everyone
Hanna and Joana want to bring together youth with and without Intellectual Disabilities outside of sports in Thuringia.
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2014
Angeline and Kristofina look to increase Family and Sibling Engagement by holding a Sibling and Families workshop and Hosting a Unified Football event!
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Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders
Emanuel looks to train Special Olympic Athletes to be leaders across four different cities in Brazil!
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A Truly Inclusive Education
Jahoska and Tiffany look to increase the number of inclusive schools in their community!
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Dancing with Neighbors
Konrad and Hanna look to organize a Unified dance workshop and host a cooking session afterward!
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Inclusion through Sport & Leisure in the Club
Lea and Lilli used Boccia to raise awareness and recruit new Youth Leaders to the movement!
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CREArt Inclusion
Wendy and Gabriela educate youth in El Salvador to raise awareness about and sensitize their community to I.D.
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Conducting a Workshop to Learn Graphic Design
Musa and Omar educate athletes with I.D. about graphic design to promote Unified activities and teach the necessary skills for job opportunities.
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SANUFIT (Health Nutrition Fitness)
Ndeye Bigue and Khady aim to promote health and fitness practices to educate and encourage young people in their community to take on healthy habits and implement them in their daily lives.
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