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A segment featuring the Special Olympics Florida triathlon training team will premiere on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumble—on TUESDAY, JULY 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). The series debuts on HBO and is available to stream on Max. Mary Corillo, who served as the correspondent on the piece, was moved by and enjoyed her time with the athletes, their families and coaches.

In episode Twenty-one m, JR sits down with Special Olympics Florida athlete Malcom Harris-Gowdie. He was the first Special Olympics athlete to cover the Super Bowl as a reporter. Join Malcom and JR as they talk about his historical experience.

Special Olympics is all about bringing out the best in everyone. Special Olympics Unified Sports, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities, takes this transformation to another level. Now, meet a Unified Basketball team from Florida, USA that’s taking the power of “playing unified” to the global level at the 2023 World Games in Berlin.

Earlier this morning in Hawaii, Chris completed his second IRONMAN competition and beat his previous record with a time of 16 hours and 31 minutes.

The oath that Special Olympics athletes recite at competitions large and small is brief and sincere: “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

Along with training to compete in swimming at the 2022 USA Games, Eric and his family have made family fitness a priority with the help of Special Olympics Fitness programming.

For most, Special Olympics flag football is an opportunity for athletes and Unified partners to come together and take their skills to the gridiron for friendly competition.

The following is an excerpt by Style of Sport from the article titled The IRONMAN:

In a new documentary, Chris Nikic takes you behind the scenes to see how he balances training, community and his personal life.

Special Olympics International is launching a new public service announcement, as part of “The Revolution Is Inclusion” campaign.