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Learn more about the qualification process for Team Washington and participation in next year's USA Games in Orlando.
With your support, Special Olympics can transform lives through the joy of sport, each and every day.
Help us get one more athlete on the field!
While we remain in a phase of at-home training and competition for spring season, we're excited to announce the return of limited in-person activities this summer! Click the button to learn more.
Special Olympics was started by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968 as a way to provide people with intellectual disabilities a place to play, and feel included.
Today, her vision has become a Global movement with over 4.7 million athletes competing in 169 countries.
Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics is able to remove barriers and stigmas that people with intellectual disabilities face, and to share with the community the gifts and talents they possess.
