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Click on the map below to learn more about our work in each region of the world, and to connect with your local Special Olympics Program today. In every corner of the earth, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. These stories come from all around the world.
Since the first Special Olympics International Games in 1968, the world has transcended the boundaries of geography, nationality, political philosophy, gender, age, culture, and religion to come together every two years for the Special Olympics World Games.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
Loretta Claiborne (Vice Chair) [1] Website. Official website. Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 172 countries. [2]
Special Olympics Singapore is part of a global organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year.
The sport of athletics involves competitive running, jumping, throwing and walking which forms the foundation of most of the sports in Special Olympics. Through the track-and-field-based athletics training program, athletes of all abilities and ages are trained to develop total fitness to compete at their optimum level.
Our Objectives. To organise sports training programmes and competitions for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. To provide opportunities for Special Olympics athletes to participate in National, Regional and World Special Olympics Games.
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and ...
Established in 1970, Special Olympics New Mexico provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in 12 Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and ...
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) Fernvale Gardens School. Lee Kong Chian Gardens School. Towner Gardens School. Woodlands Gardens School. Ang Mo Kio Training & Development Centre. Clementi Training & Development Centre. Faber Training & Development Centre. Tampines Training & Development Centre.
