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Zoran Mamic, manager of Al Ain FC, wears the red Special Olympics wrist band ahead of the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Moon Jae-In, President of South Korea, wears the Special Olympics wrist band as he greets Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed during the official visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces to the Blue House in Seoul. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, show off their Special Olympics wrist bands at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Hessa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, and Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, wear the Special Olympics red wrist band in Davos, Switzerland support of the World Games that will be held in Abu Dhabi in March. Courtesy Dubai Media Office
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, wear the Special Olympics wrist band during the Formula E races in Riyadh. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Sheikh Hamdan and Mo Salah, Egyptian football player for Liverpool FC, wear their wrist bands in support of the Special Olympics World Games. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro, stand for a photograph wearing the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 wrist band, at Emirates Palace. Saeed Al Neyadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Tennis player Kevin Anderson wears the red wrist band signifying his support for the Special Olympic World Games during a Tennis clinic held during the Mubadala Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Caio Lucas, a Brazilian midfielder for Al Ain FC, wears the wrist band in support of the Special Olympic World Games, ahead of the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Egyptian Midfielder Yahia Nader, who plays for Al Ain FC, wears his Special Olympics wrist band before taking on Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Zoran Mamic, manager of Al Ain FC, wears the red Special Olympics wrist band ahead of the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Moon Jae-In, President of South Korea, wears the Special Olympics wrist band as he greets Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed during the official visit of the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces to the Blue House in Seoul. Ryan Carter / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, show off their Special Olympics wrist bands at the Prime Minister's residence in Islamabad. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, Hessa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, and Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, wear the Special Olympics red wrist band in Davos, Switzerland support of the World Games that will be held in Abu Dhabi in March. Courtesy Dubai Media Office
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, wear the Special Olympics wrist band during the Formula E races in Riyadh. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Sheikh Hamdan and Mo Salah, Egyptian football player for Liverpool FC, wear their wrist bands in support of the Special Olympics World Games. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Milo Djukanovic, President of Montenegro, stand for a photograph wearing the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 wrist band, at Emirates Palace. Saeed Al Neyadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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Tennis player Kevin Anderson wears the red wrist band signifying his support for the Special Olympic World Games during a Tennis clinic held during the Mubadala Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi Twitter
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Caio Lucas, a Brazilian midfielder for Al Ain FC, wears the wrist band in support of the Special Olympic World Games, ahead of the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Egyptian Midfielder Yahia Nader, who plays for Al Ain FC, wears his Special Olympics wrist band before taking on Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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Zoran Mamic, manager of Al Ain FC, wears the red Special Olympics wrist band ahead of the Club World Cup final against Real Madrid in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games Twitter
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