Brina Maxino goes Full Speed on her Special Olympics Journey

After her debut in January’s Global Youth Activation Summit (GYAS) for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter games, 16-year old Brina Kei Maxino has gone from strength to strength, taking an active involvement in Special…

Special Olympics & UNIQLO: Changing Lives, Changing the World!

By Karyn

20 year old Supakorn Gesmankit from Special Olympics Thailand is the first Special Olympics athlete to be employed at UNIQLO, following UNIQLO Asia Pacific’s CSR partnership with the…

The Power of Empathy

Editors Note: The following post is from Special Olympics Australia athlete Ben Haack, a long-time athlete advocate and public voice of the movement.

Inclusion for All Program Achieves Two New Milestones

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest blog post from Martha Jo Braycich, Director, Organizational Development, Foundations and Public Institutions, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia.

11 Months and 12 Teeth Extractions Later, Athlete Shines on the Court

Kenny Canon, 34, was smiling ear to ear when he found out his basketball team had no losses that season and had qualified for the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Indoor Sports Tournament in April. Judging from…

A Powerful Message of Courage and Hope

By Tim Shriver

I’d like to briefly share a powerful email I received from Special Olympics Alaska CEO Jim Balamaci. Perhaps we all might send our thanks in a special way to Gilleon and his mom — for their enormous grit in persevering…

Armed with Better Sight, Yao Armand Looks Ahead to Future Competitions

Special Olympics athlete Yao Armand and the national Unified Football Team from Côte d’Ivoire had a successful campaign in South Africa in October by finishing third with a bronze medal and qualifying for a…