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Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility Facebook Facebook Google Plus Instagram Bing Mail To LinkedIn Pinterest Pinterest Tumblr Twitter Youtube magnify Close greater than Quote Facebook Google Plus Mail To LinkedIn Twitter Bing What We Do What We Do Sports supports over 5 million athletes, unified partners, coaches and volunteers with 32 Olympic-type sports. Games and Competition Local and international year-round sports training and athletic competitions. Inclusive Health Improving the health and well-being of people with intellectual disabilities. Youth and Schools Empowering Youth Leaders, educators, coaches, and families to build inclusive schools and communities for all. Leadership Unleashing leadership potential in people of all abilities. The Revolution Is Inclusion A peaceful campaign to end discrimination of people with intellectual disabilities. School of Strength: Snack Zone Join professional football player Alex Singleton to get the information and tools you’ll need to make a big impact on your game day—with healthy snacks that can improve your performance. Watch these videos and complete the challenges to make healthy snacking part of your everyday routine and get into the Snack Zone. Read More Get Involved Get Involved Join Us Become an Athlete Become a Volunteer Become a Coach Become an Official Information for Families Find Your Program Start a Local Club/Program Support Us Ways to Donate Partners of the Movement Sports Partnerships Law Enforcement Torch Run Shop Program Finder Get in touch with us to volunteer, become an athlete, join a Unified Sports team, work as a coach and learn about upcoming events. Read More Stories Stories Athletes Get inspired with stories of joy, perseverance, and achievement. Community Impact Learn more about the power has to make real change around the world. In the News Hear about impact from around the world. Inclusion Revolution Radio Inclusion Revolution Radio episodes drop every other Friday at 10am ET. The athlete-led podcast wants to know: what does inclusion mean to you? Read More Events Events World Games Schedule and Results Competition schedule, athlete schedule, and results. Topgolf ProAm The Unified Fore Joy ProAm is a collaborative fundraising event between and Topgolf and will take place September 27th, 2024, at a Topgolf venue near you. 2026 USA Games On June 20 – 26, 2026, the brightest beacon of inclusion is coming to Minnesota. Host an Event Learn more about hosing an international event. About About Purpose Mission About Intellectual Disabilities History Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s Story People Leadership Teams Board of Directors Sargent Shriver Global Messengers Ambassadors More Careers Reports Governance & Finance Press Room Donate English Spanish Search Find It Fast Find job opportunities with What sports does offer? Contact Find events near me Ways to give to Happy Mother’s Day! Watch Neena and Muskan’s Story Spotlight: Latin America Learn about Manu’s accomplishments and her work before being named an SOI board member. Read Manu’s Story NBA Player Tony Snell Talks About Autism Diagnosis Tony Snell sits down with Inclusion Revolution Radio hosts Novie Craven and Josh Basile to discuss how his son’s Autism diagnosis led to his own discovery of Autism. Listen to the interview Cancer Free With a New Leg Dionte Foster has been cancer free for five years and is back playing tennis with a prosthetic leg after a Healthy Athletes screening flagged a life-threatening disease. Read Dionte’s Story Topgolf Helps Grow Golf Through ’ partnership with Topgolf, the sport of golf has become more inclusive as it drives even more athletes to compete in the game. More about Topgolf in your Region is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, regardless of ability or disability. The movement represents 3.9 million athletes in 227 national and state Programs operating in 177 countries and jurisdictions that hosts in 46,000 annual competitions. There are more than 5 competitions happening every hour across the globe! Africa Region has more than 40 accredited programs in Africa addressing the needs of people with intellectual disabilities in the areas of sports, health and education. is also working to address the correlation between disability and poverty, a key issue for the continent. Asia Pacific Region With more than 1.7 million athletes in 34 countries, programs in the Asia Pacific region are expanding rapidly. Across the region, our goal is promoting respect, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports. East Asia Region works closely with its six accredited programs in East Asia to offer summer and winter sports for more than 1.2 million athletes with intellectual disabilities. East Asia has also hosted two World Games competitions: the 2007 World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, and the 2013 World Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea. Europe/Eurasia Region in Europe and Eurasia encompasses a diverse range of cultures, languages and customs. From Iceland to Israel, from Portugal to Siberia, Russia, athletes and supporters are dedicated to promoting respect, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities through sports. Latin America Region in Latin America is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Middle East/North Africa Region Since 1999, ’ work has been expanding rapidly in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA). MENA holds a successful track record of Regional Games since 1999, award-winning World Games in 2019, the first-ever Pan African Games 2020, Unified Sports, and local and regional competitions that build inclusion, truly led by the athletes. Beyond sport, year-round activities of MENA activate siblings, youth, health practitioners in all fields, families, young athletes, volunteers, supporters, change agents, and people from all walks of life to create regional impact that drives the global movement of inclusion. North America Region North America has over half a million athletes participating in all 32 sports offered by . It is home to athletes from Canada, the Caribbean and the United States. is dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Stay In Touch See inspiring stories, photos and videos in our monthly newsletter. Your Email Close Thank you for joining our Newsletter! There was an error, please try again Loading Thank you for joining our Newsletter! Sign Up Community Impact Breaking Down Barriers: Jamaica’s Story On Windsor Road in Spanish Town, Jamaica, two schools on the same street are separated by a chain-link fence. 3 Min Read Community Impact Alaska’s Emily Tymick Named SONA Sports Person of the Year, Credits Longtime Love for Competition Emily Tymick first got involved with as a volunteer and was hooked quickly, turning it into a career. More than a decade later, she was recognized by her peers as the SONA Sports Person of the Year. 4 Min Read Athletes Athlete Leader James Steps Up to Run First London Marathon Derbyshire athlete, coach and Athlete Leadership Team member James Wyatt is stepping out in search of another huge challenge by tackling the TCS London Marathon. 3 Min Read Get Involved offers many ways to take part. There are short-term and long-term volunteer opportunities, the option of playing Unified Sports and to become a athlete. Find a program near you Make a Difference Please donate and help us get one more athlete onto the playing field. Donation Amount $25 $50 $100 $500 $1000 Other Donate Now OUR ORGANIZATION In every corner of the earth, is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. These stories come from all around the world CHEERS FOR...