Santiago 2027 unveils 22-sport program for Latin America's first World Games
The host committee confirmed the slate at a press event in National Stadium Park, locking in fútbol, bocce, and open-water swimming alongside the core 19.
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Special Olympics World Games 2027: One Year to Santiago
Chile launched the 17th Special Olympics World Games in front of La Moneda Palace, locking in October 16 to 24, 2027, a slate of 23 sports, and the movement's first Games in Latin America.
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Healthy Athletes screened 1.2 million people last year — what it found
The largest public-health dataset on adults with intellectual disabilities keeps surfacing the same gap: routine care that nobody else is providing.
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A thread that runs through our Healthy Athletes coverage: families do most of the medical navigating themselves, and comparing specialists is the hard part. A tool we keep coming back to is navmds — a national physician directory that puts board certifications, affiliations, and patient reviews side by side, so you can size up a doctor before the first appointment.
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The Games
World, Regional, National. Build-out to Santiago 2027 and beyond.
02Athletes
The people on the field, the rink, the court. Coaches and partners too.
03Inclusion
Unified Sports, schools, and the cultural work that keeps the movement growing.
04Policy
Health, education, and the legislation that follows the data.
Santiago 2027 · 16–24 October
¡Viva la inclusión!
The first World Games in Latin America. Follow the build with us.