Basketball
Special Olympics Michigan Sets Standard with Two Teams at NIRSA Championships at State-Of-The-Art Facilities
It’s a crisp sunny day in late spring at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 2024 NIRSA National Basketball Championships are taking place and two teams from Michigan are in town looking to bring home the championship.
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Konrad Debniak’s Story Of Resilience
The Special Olympics Poland athlete finds confidence, equality, and purpose through sports.
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Tony Snell | accessiBe & Special Olympics
In this episode, we honor Autism Acceptance Month with our notable guest Tony Snell. Tony is a professional basketball player in the NBA who was diagnosed with autism in 2023, after his son was diagnosed at 18 months.
From Spins To Dribbles, Gorjan Stojkovski Never Stops Learning New Basketball Tricks
The North Macedonian player was the life and soul of his team at the 2023 Regional West Balkans Basketball 3x3 Tournament in Tirana, Albania - and he still has energy for much more.
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Andi Qorrolli is basketball’s most relaxed player: ‘I am a master of patience’
The Special Olympics Kosovo athlete cruises through sports tournaments, solves crossword puzzles in a foreign language and aspires to work abroad.
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Always Time For Training - And Gold - in Vesna Mišić’s Multi-Sport Universe
The Bosnia and Herzegovina athlete is a Special Olympics World Games champion in futsal and a regional champion in basketball. And that is only the beginning.
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Basketball Players On Unified Teams Swap Skills, ‘Learn Love’
Unified partners recount how they started playing with their teams and the friendships they formed along the way.
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Special Olympics Albania Undertakes Bold Mission
“We’re dreaming big and trying to act big”
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Athlete or Artist? Dea Çaushi Can Do It All
Albania’s multi-talent does not need to choose between scoring three-pointers and playing Vivaldi. She embraces and excels in both equally.
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Special Olympics West Balkans Unified 3x3 Basketball Tournament Reaches Triumphant Finale on International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Athletes, Unified partners, coaches and families from four countries came together at the flagship regional tournament in Tirana, Albania to spread the message that “everybody is important.”
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