Japan

Budding Young Athlete Growth in Special Olympics Nippon

By Karyn

Nippon (Japan) is the latest Asia Pacific Program to offer young athletes with an intellectual disability a early start in the Special Olympics community. A pioneer group of 10 Young Athletes began…

NBA connects with Special Olympics athletes

By Karyn

Over the summer, athletes from Special Olympics Nippon (Japan) and Philippines had the privilege to meet NBA personalities such as Dikembe Mutombo, Miami Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Brooklyn Nets’ Brook Lopez.

Special Olympics Nippon buoys spirits with Winter Games

By Karyn

Special Olympics Nippon (Japan) held its National Winter Games in Fukushima in February this year. Nearly 600 Japanese athletes embodied the athlete oath of bravery not only with their skills, but…

Athletes now Hear The World

Special Olympics Nippon can now boast of being the first accredited Program to successfully implement the Healthy Hearing Remote Access Model, in partnership with Phonak and the Hear the World Foundation (HTW). Japanese athlete Hiromi Nakada is the first recipient of a Phonak…

“Let me be brave in the attempt”

By Karyn

This line from the Special Olympics athlete oath has never been so apt in the case of the athletes from SO Nippon, some of whom have been affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. SO Nippon shares with us three stories of spirit…

Contact from our Friends in Japan

By Tim Shriver

Just a quick post to share two notes we just received from our friends at Special Olympics Nippon (Japan) during this historically tragic time. I think it is so important that we all feel a connection to the great spirit of our…