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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS ANYWHERE has no losers. It’s called Special Olympics. Every year, some 24,500 athletes with mental retardation compete in the California Special Olympics. These Special Olympians strive for much more than ribbons and medals. They’re experiencing independence. They’re developing confidence. And they’re challenging their own limitations.

Best of all, they’re all winners. But ask any of the 30,000 Special Olympics volunteers and they’ll say they’re big winners, too.

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John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan is a senior fellow at National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS ANYWHERE has no losers. It’s called Special Olympics. Every year, some 24,500 athletes with mental retardation compete in the California Special Olympics. These Special Olympians strive for much more than ribbons and medals. They’re experiencing independence. They’re developing confidence. And they’re challenging their own limitations.

Best of all, they’re all winners. But ask any of the 30,000 Special Olympics volunteers and they’ll say they’re big winners, too.