ABOUT
SINCE 1991
SPECIAL ATHLETES
COUCHES
54
2246
754
UNIFIED ATHLETES
& PARTNERS
Mission
YOUNG ATHLETES
500
485
YOUTH UNIFIED ATHLETES
& PARTNERS
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 friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
VOLUNTEERS
200
INTERESTING INFO
Zurab Tsereteli was founder of Special Olympics Logo
Intellectual Disabilities
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Fragile X Syndrome - is a genetic condition that affects a person’s development, especially behavior and the ability to learn.
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Down syndrome - describes a set of cognitive and physical symptoms that result from having an extra copy or part of a copy of chromosome 21
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Autism - is a complex neurological and developmental condition that affects how a person learns, communicates and interacts with others.
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Other Intellectual Disabilities - There are many other types of intellectual disabilities -- some have known causes, while others remain unknown.
STATISTICS
GOLDEN MEDALS
67
SILVER MEDALS
78
BRONZE MEDALS