In Good Health: Indonesia’s Family Health Forum

By Karyn

“Good hygiene, proper nutrition, and abstaining from tobacco are critical to athletes maintaining good health,” said Dr. Asri Artika, Clinical Director of Puri Indah Hospital Jakartaduring the Special Olympics…

Meet the Wrights

The following blog post is written by guest contributor Kara Fleming. Kara is working at Special Olympics over the summer as an intern focusing on the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign.

Special Olympics Makes Great Strides in Middle East-North Africa

Recently, the first-ever Special Olympics regional event was held in Qatar — Special Olympics Middle East-North Africa (MENA) regional business meeting and election, which was held the first week of May, 2012. The below…

Outlasting Osteopenia

An avid Special Olympics athlete since the age of 12, Virginia, or Kalei as her father calls her, thought her health was great, until a visit to Healthy Athletes in Hawaii proved otherwise. A bone density screening revealed her risk for Osteopenia.

A Father’s Day Story of Pride and Joy

“He’s my super hero and my inspiration.” In the world of Special Olympics, those are the kinds of words typically said by a father, about his son.

But it’s fitting that on Father’s Day, those were the words of New Mexico athlete and…

‘Children of Bangladesh’ triumph in first South Asian Football tourney

By Karyn

Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Masina called Special Olympics athletes, “Bangladesh’s children,” and urged businesses to continue their corporate support to…

U.S. House Majority Leader — A Fan of Special Olympics Health & Youth Programs

Katie Botha, Senior Director of Development and Communications for Special Olympics Virginia uncovered a very special story for Healthy Athletes. She writes:

Finding A Very Kind Way To Lead

Happy Friday! If you can spare about 2 minutes, listen to this great piece from National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and their weekly StoryCorps segment, which captures the memories of everyday people.

Where Sport Meets

Once a year for the past decade, leaders from the international sports community gather to unite people from around the globe and throughout the entire spectrum of sport at the International SportAccord Convention. Nearly 1800 delegates from 75 different nationalities attended the recent 2012…