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216 Host Towns are excited to get started

10 March 2022, 12:49

More than 500 representatives of our Host Towns participated in an online event to kick off Germany's largest inclusion movement. 216 Host Towns are preparing to welcome the international delegations of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 and implement inclusive projects regionally.

The photo shows all participants of the press conference, among other many athletes, Sven Albrecht, Timothy Shriver and Ian Harper. Everyone has their arms raised in joy.

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Exciting times ahead: Let's take a look behind the scenes

29 April 2022, 16:20

Before focussing on the Special Olympics World Games, it is time to take a look at the approaching National Games Berlin 2022 as well as at the current status of preparations behind the scenes of the organizing committee.

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#ColorfulTogether: Our webshop is online!

30 May 2022, 15:06

This summer will be colorful and inclusive. And we want to celebrate this together with you: By showing our colors and wearing the World Games #Berlin2023 logo with pride. The first Special Olympics webshop is online!

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With Unified teams at BerlinMan triathlon

23 August 2021, 16:17

On the weekend of 21 and 22 August 2021, the BerlinMan triathlon took place at lake Wannsee. A special highlight was the race on the first competition day, in which a total of nine Special Olympics relay teams participated.

The photo shows Special Olympics Germany athlete Dennis Mellenthin with his bicycle in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

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We cannot wait: only two more years to go!

17 June 2021, 17:09

In Berlin, the clocks are running backwards. In two years, on 17 June 2023, they will face the turning point during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Special Olympics athlete Juliana Rößler holds a sign with the words Host Town in the air. Behind her, you can see a town.

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216 Host Towns selected! #InclusiveTogether

26 January 2022, 10:00

The starting gun has been fired and the decisions have now been made. 216 Host Towns and in fact 216 communal projects will help shape an open, diverse society. The largest communal inclusion project in Germany’s history will create a new sense of togetherness while opening up space for encounters far beyond the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023.

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Bound in diversity: Host Towns and Delegations matched

17 May 2022, 14:06

The time has come: The allocation of the delegations to the respective Host Town is fixed! The host communities of the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 are looking forward to welcoming their international guests.

Two Basketball players give each other a fist bump during a match.

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Explained: What exactly is Unified Sports®?

20 May 2022, 10:47

We spoke to Andrea Standecker, part of Team Sports and longtime member of the Special Olympics family, to learn more about Unified Sports®, what makes it special for her and how Unified judo works.

The photo shows fashion designer Anja Gockel with three LOC employees. They are concentrated on designing colorful t-shirts for the #Berlin2023 collection.

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Inclusive and creative workshop with designer Anja Gockel

16 June 2022, 18:48

German fashion designer Anja Gockel invited athletes and fellow members of the Special Olympics movement to her Berlin studio to design new t-shirts in an inclusive workshop.

The photo shows three women participating in the BerlinMan Triahtlon. On the left in swimsuit and goggles, in the middle with a bike helmet and on the right with running shoes - symbolic for the three disciplines of the triathlon. All three smile relaxed into the camera.

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The summer break is over: Special Olympics team at BerlinMan Triathlon

29 August 2022, 08:40

After the successful National Games Berlin 2022, we as the local organizing committee took a little rest, but only to start all the more motivated into the preparations for the World Games. Kicking it off with a sportive team event: an inclusive triathlon.