Editing Special Olympics (section)

== Hosts of the Special Olympics World Games ==
{{main|Special Olympics World Games}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Special Olympics World Games hosts
! rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="3" | Summer Special Olympics World Games
! colspan="3" | Winter Special Olympics World Games
|-
! No. !! Host !! Date(s) !! No. !! Host !! Date(s)
|- 
| 1968 || [[1968 Special Olympics World Summer Games|1]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]], United States || July 20 – August 3 || colspan="3" rowspan="4" |
|-
| 1970 || [[1970 Special Olympics World Summer Games|2]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]], United States || August 13–15
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| 1972 || [[1972 International Special Olympics Summer Games|3]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], United States || August 13–18
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| 1975 || [[1975 International Special Olympics Summer Games|4]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant]], United States || August 8–13
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1977 || colspan="3" | || [[1977 International Special Olympics Winter Games|1]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]], United States || February 5–11
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| 1979 || [[1979 International Special Olympics Summer Games|5]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brockport, New York|Brockport]], United States || August 8–13 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1981 || colspan="3" | || [[1981 International Special Olympics Winter Games|2]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Smugglers' Notch]] and [[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]], United States || March 8–13
|-
| 1983 || [[1983 Summer Special Olympics|6]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], United States || July 12–18 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1985 || colspan="3" | || [[1985 International Special Olympics Winter Games|3]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Park City, Utah|Park City]], United States || March 24–29
|-
| 1987 || [[1987 International Special Olympics Summer Games|7]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame]] and [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], United States || July 31 – August 1 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1989 || colspan="3" | || [[1989 International Special Olympics Winter Games|4]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lake Tahoe]] and [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], United States || April 1–8
|-
| 1991 || [[1991 Special Olympics World Summer Games|8]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], United States || July 19–27 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1993 || colspan="3" | || [[1993 Special Olympics World Winter Games|5]]|| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Salzburg]] and [[Schladming]], Austria || March 20–27
|-
| 1995 || [[1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games|9]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], United States || July 1–9 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 1997 || colspan="3" | || [[1997 Special Olympics World Winter Games|6]]|| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]] and [[Toronto]], Canada || February 1–8
|-
| 1999 || [[1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games|10]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], United States || June 26 – July 4 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2001 || colspan="3" | || [[2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games|7]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]], United States || March 4–11
|-
| 2003 || [[2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games|11]] ||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Dublin]], Ireland || June 21–29 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2005 || colspan="3" | || [[2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games|8]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]], Japan || February 26 – March 4
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| 2007 || [[2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games|12]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]], China || October 2–11 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2009 || colspan="3" | || [[2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games|9]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], United States<sup>([[#1|1]])</sup> || February 6–13
|-
| 2011 || [[2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games|13]] || {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]], Greece || June 25 – July 4 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2013 || colspan="3" | || [[2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games|10]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]], South Korea || January 29 – February 5
|-
| 2015 || [[2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games|14]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], United States|| July 25 – August 2|| colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2017 || colspan="3" | || [[2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games|11]] || {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Graz]] and [[Schladming]], Austria || March 14–25
|- 
| 2019 || [[2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games|15]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates|| March 14–21 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2022 || colspan="3" |
| [[2022 Special Olympics World Winter Games|-]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Kazan]], Russia  ||  cancelled<sup>([[#2|2]])</sup>
|- 
| 2023 || [[2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games|16]] ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]], Germany|| June 17–25 || colspan="3" |
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2025 || colspan="3" | || [[2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games|12]]|| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]]-[[Piedmont]], Italy || March 8-15
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| 2027 || [[2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games|17]]|| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Santiago]], [[Chile]] ||October 19-31 || colspan="3" |
|- 
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| 2029 || colspan="3" | || [[2029 Special Olympics World Winter Games|13]]|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Zürich]]-[[Graubünden]], Switzerland ||
|- 
|}

<div id="1"></div><sup>1</sup> [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina, was originally selected to host the [[2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Special Olympics To Take Place In Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina|url=http://gamesbids.com/eng/other-news/2009-special-olympics-to-take-place-in-sarajevo-bosnia-and-herzegovina/|website=GamesBid.com|date=March 7, 2005 |access-date=July 25, 2015}}</ref> Due to financial problems and the constant delay in reconstruction of the venues of the [[1984 Winter Olympics]], the city gave up hosting the Games, and [[Boise, Idaho]], was invited to host the event.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McLaughlin|first1=Micah|title=Special Olympics come to Idaho in 2009|url=http://arbiteronline.com/2006/06/14/special-olympics-come-to-idaho-in-2009/|access-date=July 25, 2015|work=The Arbiter|date=June 14, 2006}}</ref>

<div id="2"></div><sup>2</sup> It was planned that [[Åre]] and [[Östersund]], Sweden would host the [[2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games|2021 World Winter Games]] between February 2 to 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/sweden-selected-to-host-the-2021-special-olympics-world-winter-games|title=Sweden selected to host the 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games|date=December 20, 2019|publisher=Special Olympics}}</ref> However, on December 20, 2019, it was announced that the Swedish Paralympic Committee vetoed the necessary financing for the continuity of the event in the country, invalidating a promise made during the bid process, Special Olympics was forced to delay the event<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.specialolympics.org/about/press-releases/swedish-government-decision-forces-special-olympics-to-choose-new-location-for-2021-world-winter-games |title=New Location for 2021 World Winter Games |publisher=Special Olympics}}</ref> and in 2020 the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] arose. [[Kazan]], Russia was announced winter host for 2022 on June 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1095809/kazan-special-olympics-winter-games-host |title=Kazan to host Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022 |publisher=Inside the Games}}</ref> On March 4, 2022, it was announced that the Kazan games would be cancelled due to safety and economic concerns arising from the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Special Olympics cancels World Winter Games in Russia |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/33420803/special-olympics-cancels-world-winter-games-russia |website=espn.com |date=March 4, 2022 |access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref>