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Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives through the power of sport by empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics has grown from a few hundred athletes to nearly four million athletes in over 170 countries in all regions of the world, providing year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programs.

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Special Olympics Strengthens Ties at IOC and FIFA

Fri, Nov 18, 2011 16:15 CET

Special Olympics CEO, Tim Shriver, Holds Series of Meetings With Global Sports Leaders; Discussions Center on Improving the World Through SportWashington, D.C. – 18 November 2011 – Earlier this week Special Olympics Chairman and CEO, Dr. Timothy P. Shriver , traveled to Switzerland and met with the Presidents of two of the leading sports organizations in the world: the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for the sport of football, to discuss how on-going

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