Special Olympics Somalia

Did you know that Special Olympics International (SOI) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are two separate organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)? Both are non-profit global sports organizations focusing on athletes with disabilities.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐔𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭?

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐒
Special Olympics athletes have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Athletes of all ability levels and ages have the opportunity to train and compete in over 30 sports. Through the power of sports, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills, and success while demonstrating their capabilities to others.

𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓
Special Olympics is the largest grassroots sports organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the world: engaging over 4 million athletes and Unified Sports® partners, one million coaches and volunteers, Special Olympics delivers nearly 50,000 competitions every year in over 200 countries.

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
Special Olympics World Games are held independently from the Olympics & the Paralympic Games. Alternating every two years between summer and winter, Special Olympics World Games are the flagship events and have grown to be an international demonstration of inclusion, acceptance, and unity. All around the world, our athletes train and strive to achieve their very best every day.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒐, 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆, 𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟓 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 – 𝑱𝑶𝑰𝑵 𝑼𝑺.

The journey to Chile 🇨🇱 begins.

Exciting news from Santiago, Chile! The official logo for the 2027 Special Olympics World Games was unveiled yesterday.

From 16–24 Oct 2027, the Games will be held in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time ever.

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The countdown to 2025 in ON! Next week, we’ll be spotlighting powerful stories from athlete leaders sharing life-changing moments of inclusion.
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On April 23 2025 World Table Tennis Day event held in Somalia.

In 28 March 2025 , Unified Champion Schools program event takes place in Somalia.

During the event Special Olympics Somalia Board ChairPerson Mr. Yasir Yusuf share more bout UCS to the participants.