ESPN and Special Olympics are expanding their relationship in a new partnership extension that will see an additional eight-years of global programming and ESPN’s Global Presenting Sponsorship of Special Olympics Unified Sports. The new eight-year programming agreement will see ESPN continue as the Global Broadcast Partner of key Special Olympics events through 2027, including the World Games, World Winter Games and USA Games.
“The relationship between ESPN and Special Olympics spans nearly three and a half decades and has been built on a bedrock of shared belief in the power of sports to positively impact lives and make lasting change in the world” said Jimmy Pitaro, President of ESPN and co-Chair, Disney Media Networks. “In many ways, Special Olympics represents all that is great about sports.”