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Featured Video: The Skeleton PSA

The Special Olympics "Skeleton" public service announcement strips the differences between us all to the bone.
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Right: A frame from the unique short film.

Featured Stories and Photos

Short Feature

The benefits of sports are not just a metaphor for Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Video Sport Teaches Us

Power of Words

Soeren Palumbo was stung by the way people described his sister, and he tells a story at once touching and powerful.

Video: Young Athletes

A Very Special Christmas

The A Very Special Christmas website features videos and photos from a new generation of musicians.

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The Torch Run

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the biggest single fundraising event for Special Olympics. Its story is inspiring.

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Athlete Profile

Special Olympics sports have helped Sara Abbott lose 150 pounds -- and gain confidence and pride.

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History

Eunice Kennedy Shriver's indomitable spirit propelled Special Olympics from 1968 to its globe-spanning present.

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If people would believe in us like Special Olympics and see what we can do, they would be amazed. My ambition in life is to turn ‘no’ into ‘yes.’  If someone says I can’t do something, I want to prove I can.
Suzanne O’Moore, Special Olympics Australia athlete