Andrei Ungureanu, UPS Nordic Focus on Abilities BRG Chair, reflects on the joyful Special Olympics Sweden Invitational Games ...

The European Week of Sport—now in its twelfth year—launched in Dublin, Ireland this week. Special Olympics joined the Irish ...

Twenty-three young leaders with and without intellectual disabilities from across the Middle East/North Africa representing North Africa Programs came together in Tunisia, Sousse from June 16 – 21 for ...

Renee Dease (left) and Shadia Dueri (pictured in the right photo on the left side). Every year, Family Health and Fitness Day is celebrated on the last Saturday in September. It’s a day that ...

Moments from Special Olympics Lebanon’s Aging Athletes Program. September is Healthy Aging Month, a time to promote healthy habits and encourage adults to take positive steps toward their health as ...

How Data Is Collected Participants who elect to share wearable data are presented with a Google Health authorization screen. If authorization is granted, SOI receives credentials necessary to access ...

In Kingston, Jamaica, the Tegwyn Special Unit is a community built around care, commitment, and dignity. As part of the National Children's Home, the center provides year-round, life-saving support to ...

Giannelli and Maria, youth leaders from Special Olympics Peru, developed a “Spread the Word” campaign as part of their Innovation Grant project. Through a series of trainings, people with and without ...

Lumka and Zama from Special Olympics South Africa scaled their previous Youth Innovation Project by organizing a Unified Youth Leadership Summit during the 2024 Unified Invitational. The Summit ...

Maminiaina Elia and Tsitoaina are youth leaders from Special Olympics Madagascar who saw a need for greater inclusion and access to quality education for young children with intellectual disabilities ...

James Winnen has served as a Special Olympics coach in Arkansas for the last 19 years. He has coached swimming athletes with Team Arkansas at the USA Games as well as with Special Olympics USA at the ...

Beth’s journey with Special Olympics began the way many meaningful stories do, unexpectedly, and with a simple ask.