Before the games’ opening, the Special Olympics Flame of Hope made a stop at the Vatican. Usha Vance visits the 2025 Special Olympics Winter Games in Turin, Italy, on March 10, 2025.

The Special Olympics Italy delegation greet an adoring crowd in the Inalpi Arena as they walk in the Parade of Athletes in the Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025.

The 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games begins in Turin and Piedmont on Saturday, 8 March, with 1,500 athletes from 100 countries arriving to take part across eight disciplines. It is a huge ...

TURIN, Italy, March 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special olympics World Winter Games Turin 2025, the largest sports and humanitarian event of the year, drew to a close yesterday after a celebration of ...