Benefits of Unified Sports

Special Olympics Unified Sports® is offered throughout the world and has been a Special Olympics internationally sanctioned program since 1989. Unified Partners of all ages are welcome!

SOMT’s Unified Sports include swimming, bocce, basketball, golf, athletics (track & field), soccer, snowshoeing, snowboarding, alpine skiing, bowling, and cycling.

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of athletes and partners that say Unified Sports made them healthier.

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 of athletes and partners report improved sports skills.

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of athletes report having more friends without ID after participating in Unified Sports.

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of family members in the US  report that athletes improved their self esteem after participating in Unified Sports.

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of Unified sports teammates without intellectual disabilities report increased understanding of people with intellectual disabilities.

Contact Senior Director of Unified Champion Schools, Jeannette Gray at jgray@somt.org to learn more about Unified Sports.