Welcome to Seattle, Special Olympians! After today’s opening ceremonies, thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in a variety of team and individual sports, including gymnastics, powerlifting, and even bocce ball. The games highlight the spirit of competition and ‘inclusion for all’ that lie at the heart of the Special Olympics mission. While you’re here, take a spin in the Great Wheel on Seattle’s waterfront to get a one-of-a-kind view of the Emerald City.
Let the games begin
Today in History
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Honoring our veterans
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Here comes summer
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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World Environment Day
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Take this for a spin...
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World Maritime Day
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Giving Tuesday
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Paradise, found
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World Rivers Day
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Trunks stick together
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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World Rainforest Day
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Darwin s Arch
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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National Park Week begins
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Valentines Day
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World Population Day
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Procida, Italy
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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International Surfing Day
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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Astrotourism at its finest
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Does this shark have an Irish accent?
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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…