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OUR IMPACT IN 2016
EUROPE-EURASIA
AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA
EAST ASIA
ASIA PACIFIC
LATIN AMERICA
EXTENDING
OUR REACH
In 2016, Special Olympics
grew to 5.7 million
Special Olympics athletes
and Unified Sports
teammates in
172 countries.
IMPROVING
ATHLETE HEALTH
To date, our health experts have
given more than 1.9 million
Healthy Athletes screenings
in 135 countries.
UNIFYING
THE WORLD
This year brought together a
record-breaking 1.4 million
Unified teammates, with
and without intellectual
disabilities.
EMBRACING
FAMILIES
Our family network
is more than a
half-million strong
(627,452) worldwide.
ENGAGING
YOUTH
Special Olympics is now
powered by the energy of
53,091 Youth Leaders
(ages 12-25) in every region
of the world.
EXPANDING
SPORTS OFFERINGS
Special Olympics held more
competitions and events
than ever: 108,821 throughout
the year
NORTH AMERICA
This year, Special Olympics saw more activity and involvement
than at any time in our history. Exciting trends include:
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Annual
Report
2016
Learn more at specialolympics.org/annualreport
OUR GLOBAL IMPACT
Special Olympics saw more activity and involvement
this year than at any other time in our history. Exciting
trends include:
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