{"id":72480,"date":"2026-03-19T08:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/blog\/2026\/03\/19\/kick-off-for-switzerland-2029\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:56:17","slug":"kick-off-for-switzerland-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/blog\/2026\/03\/19\/kick-off-for-switzerland-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick-off for Switzerland 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics International, visits Switzerland \u2013 three years before the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2029 (Switzerland 2029). 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