Todays... The Special Olympics, the global organisation which provides sports competitions as an outlet for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, celebrates its World Winter Games 2025 in Turin, Italy, over the next week.
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People from 101 worldwide territories and countries will be in the Italian city, which hosted the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and earlier this year held the 2025 Winter World University Games, beginning on Saturday 8 March (Opening Ceremony), with the first competitions scheduled for Monday 10 March and running until Saturday 15 March.
Over 1500 athletes and partners are expected to attend the gathering, as well as 2000 volunteers, 1000 officials, and 3000 family members and friends, to compete in eight sports and take part in the Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), which is a non-competitive programme.
Here is what else you need to know about this year's event.
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Teams taking part in Special Olympics Turin 2025
A one-hour special will also air on ABC on 6 April at 1pm Eastern Time (10am Pacific time).
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People from 101 worldwide territories and countries will be in the Italian city, which hosted the 2006 Olympic Winter Games and earlier this year held the 2025 Winter World University Games, beginning on Saturday 8 March (Opening Ceremony), with the first competitions scheduled for Monday 10 March and running until Saturday 15 March.
Over 1500 athletes and partners are expected to attend the gathering, as well as 2000 volunteers, 1000 officials, and 3000 family members and friends, to compete in eight sports and take part in the Special Olympics Motor Activity Training Program (MATP), which is a non-competitive programme.
Here is what else you need to know about this year's event.
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Sports and host locations at the 2025 Special Olympics
There are eight sports being contested at this year's Special Olympics World Winter Games, plus the MATP.They are:
- Alpine skiing, in Sestriere;
- Cross-country skiing, in Pragelato;
- Dance sport, in Bardonecchia;
- Figure skating, in Turin;
- Floorball, in Turin;
- Short track speed skating, in Turin;
- Snowboarding, in Bardonecchia; and
- Snowshoeing, in Sestriere.
2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games: Schedule and competition dates by sport
- Alpine skiing: 11 to 15 March (finals 12, 13, 15 March)
- Cross-country skiing: 10 to 15 March (finals 12 to 15 March)
- Dance sport: 11 to 15 March (finals 13, 14 March)
- Figure skating: 12 to 14 March (finals 14 March)
- Floorball: 11 to 15 March (finals 15 March)
- Short track speed skating: 11 to 14 March (finals 13, 14 March)
- Snowboarding: 11 to 14 March (daily finals)
- Snowshoeing: 11 to 15 March (finals 13 to 15 March)
- MATP: 10, 11 March
Teams taking part in Special Olympics Turin 2025
The following Special Olympics (SO) delegations, a total of 101, will compete in Turin at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025.Teams taking part in Special Olympics Turin 2025
| Africa | Asia Pacific | East Asia | Europe Eurasia | Latin America | Middle East North Africa | North America |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO Ghana | SO Australia | SO China (People's Republic of China) | SO Albania | SO Argentina | SO Algeria | SO Canada |
| SO Kenya | SO Bangladesh | SO Chinese Taipei | SO Andorra | SO Chile | SO Bahrain | SO Jamaica |
| SO Namibia | SO Bharat (India) | SO Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) | SO Armenia | SO Costa Rica | SO Egypt | SO Trinidad and Tobago |
| SO Senegal | SO Indonesia | SO Korea (Republic of Korea) | SO Austria | SO Mexico | SO Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) | SO United States of America |
| SO South Africa | SO Malaysia | SO Macau (Macau, China) | SO Belgium | SO Uruguay | SO Iraq | |
| SO New Zealand | SO Mongolia | SO Bosnia and Herzegovina | SO Venezuela | SO Jordan | ||
| SO Nippon (Japan) | SO Bulgaria | SO Kuwait | ||||
| SO Pakistan | SO Croatia | SO Lebanon | ||||
| SO Singapore | SO Cyprus | SO Libya | ||||
| SO Czech Republic (Czechia) | SO Mauritania | |||||
| SO Denmark | SO Morocco | |||||
| SO Estonia | SO Oman | |||||
| SO Finland | SO Palestine | |||||
| SO France | SO Qatar | |||||
| SO Georgia | SO Saudi Arabia | |||||
| SO Germany | SO Syria | |||||
| SO Gibraltar | SO Tunisia | |||||
| SO Great Britain | SO United Arab Emirates | |||||
| SO Hellas (Greece) | ||||||
| SO Hungary | ||||||
| SO Iceland | ||||||
| SO Independent Athletes | ||||||
| SO Ireland | ||||||
| SO Isle of Man | ||||||
| SO Israel | ||||||
| SO Italy | ||||||
| SO Kosovo | ||||||
| SO Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) | ||||||
| SO Latvia | ||||||
| SO Liechtenstein | ||||||
| SO Lithuania | ||||||
| SO Luxembourg | ||||||
| SO Moldova | ||||||
| SO Monaco | ||||||
| SO Montenegro | ||||||
| SO Netherlands | ||||||
| SO North Macedonia | ||||||
| SO Norway | ||||||
| SO Poland | ||||||
| SO Portugal | ||||||
| SO Romania | ||||||
| SO San Marino | ||||||
| SO Serbia | ||||||
| SO Slovakia | ||||||
| SO Slovenia | ||||||
| SO Spain | ||||||
| SO Sweden | ||||||
| SO Switzerland | ||||||
| SO Tajikistan | ||||||
| SO Türkiye | ||||||
| SO Turkmenistan | ||||||
| SO Ukraine | ||||||
| SO Uzbekistan |
How to watch Turin 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games live action
In the United States, ESPN will broadcast the Opening Ceremony, figure skating, and short track speed skating competitions on ESPN+ and ESPN3, and other competitions on ESPN SportsCenter.A one-hour special will also air on ABC on 6 April at 1pm Eastern Time (10am Pacific time).
