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Special Olympics Takes On the World

Bravery is a core word in the Special Olympics movement, embedded in its athletes’ oath, which concludes: “If I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Brave these athletes have to be, to rise in societies that tear them down.

The competition, started in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, has grown into a global movement, an informal tribe whose membership — those with autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, fragile X syndrome and other conditions — transcends all boundaries. Whatever country or class they are born into, people with intellectual disabilities are frequently humiliated, abused and ignored.

A member of the Botswana delegation told me that children…

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 Special Olympics Takes On the World

Bravery is a core word in the Special Olympics movement, embedded in its athletes’ oath, which concludes: “If I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” Brave these athletes have to be, to rise in societies that tear them down. The competition, started in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, has grown into a global movement, an informal tribe whose membership — those with autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, fragile X syndrome and other conditions — transcends all boundaries. Whatever country or class they are born into, people with intellectual disabilities are frequently humiliated, abused and ignored.

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Special Olympics is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.

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