Athlete Leadership

If we want a more inclusive organization and accepting world, Special Olympics athletes must be allowed to contribute in ways beyond the sports field. One of the most powerful ways we do this is through Athlete Leadership, which creates opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to develop and demonstrate their abilities in leadership roles.

As a program, we recruit athletes (children and adults with ID) from schools and centers and be trained under Leadership to lead others in public speaking and also training them to serve as Global messengers.