• Zackary Johnson of Victoria crashes his Yamaha R6 as he competes in the Australian Supersport Championship - round 1 qualifying session ahead of the 2018 Superbikes at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Scott Barbour / Getty Images
    Zackary Johnson of Victoria crashes his Yamaha R6 as he competes in the Australian Supersport Championship - round 1 qualifying session ahead of the 2018 Superbikes at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Scott Barbour / Getty Images
  • A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
    A participant prepares backstage before the final show of the Miss Jumbo 2018 at a department store in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
  • Lizzie and Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School. Michelle McLoughlin / Reuters
    Lizzie and Kathy Varda take part in a vigil led by the Junior Newtown Action Alliance to mourn students and teachers lost in a mass shooting in Florida's Stoneman Douglas High School. Michelle McLoughlin / Reuters
  • A referee rows her boat out into the middle of the lake for a dragon boat race in Hanoi. Nhac Nguyen / AFP Photo
    A referee rows her boat out into the middle of the lake for a dragon boat race in Hanoi. Nhac Nguyen / AFP Photo
  • Smoke billows following a regime air strike on the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. Ammar Suleiman / AFP Photo
    Smoke billows following a regime air strike on the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus. Ammar Suleiman / AFP Photo
  • Locals walk through destroyed building following a twin car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Photo
    Locals walk through destroyed building following a twin car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Photo
  • Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram and Dallas Mavericks forward Maximilian Kleber reach for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo
    Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram and Dallas Mavericks forward Maximilian Kleber reach for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo

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Weekly walk in Abu Dhabi encourages inclusiveness ahead of Special Olympics

  • An athletic walk that includes everyone regardless of their physical and mental abilities took place at Umm Al Emarat Park. Special Olympics
    An athletic walk that includes everyone regardless of their physical and mental abilities took place at Umm Al Emarat Park. Special Olympics
  • Attendees were there to raise awareness and inclusiveness ahead of the 2019 Special Olympics.
    Attendees were there to raise awareness and inclusiveness ahead of the 2019 Special Olympics.
  • Rear Admiral Pilot Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces, and his children Mohammed, Theyab, Hamdan and Mubarak took part. Special Olympics
    Rear Admiral Pilot Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces, and his children Mohammed, Theyab, Hamdan and Mubarak took part. Special Olympics
  • Walk Unified is a weekly event that takes place every Friday from 3 -6pm in Umm Al Emarat Park. Special Olympics
    Walk Unified is a weekly event that takes place every Friday from 3 -6pm in Umm Al Emarat Park. Special Olympics
  • The Special Olympics IX MENA Games and World Games are part of the UAE’s National Vision 2021. Special Olympics
    The Special Olympics IX MENA Games and World Games are part of the UAE’s National Vision 2021. Special Olympics
  • Special Olympics IX MENA Games 2018 will host over 1,000 athletes with and without intellectual disabilities in Abu Dhabi in March 2018. Special Olympics
    Special Olympics IX MENA Games 2018 will host over 1,000 athletes with and without intellectual disabilities in Abu Dhabi in March 2018. Special Olympics
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