Special Olympics is a global sports movement, founded in 1968, to end discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities. It fosters acceptance of all people through the power of sports and programming in education, health and leadership. The movement has grown to more than 4.6 million athletes and Unified Sports® partners in more than 200 countries. With the support of more than one million coaches and volunteers, Special Olympics delivers over 30 Olympic-type sports and nearly 60,000 events and competitions each year.