SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Special Olympics is an international organization that provides sports training and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. UNIQLO has been an official partner of the Special Olympics Nippon (SON) since 2002, donating uniforms for volunteer staff, supporting the running of competitions, inviting SON athletes to UNIQLO stores in host regions just before the national tournament to experience UNIQLO shopping, and donating commission revenue from vending machines used by store staff.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Supporting the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin 2025

UNIQLO sponsored the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, a sports festival for people with intellectual disabilities, held in Turin, Italy from March 8 to 15, 2025. As a national partner during the Games, UNIQLO provided 870 items across 10 categories, including Blocktech Parkas, fleece jackets, bottoms, goods, and innerwear, to be worn by the Japanese team.

Support initiatives to date

2025.5Total donations from vending machines for UNIQLO store staff Results

(November 2021 - May 31, 2025) 20,096,068 yen

2025.3World Winter Games, Turin, Italy

FR donates 870 uniforms for athletes, partners, coaches, officials, and team staff.

2024.2National Winter Games, Nagano Prefecture, Hokkaido (separate venue)

FR donates 1,649 uniforms for volunteers, SON officers and organizers.
A total of 53 volunteers participated

2023.11National Winter Games, Nagano Prefecture

FR donates 609 uniforms for volunteers, SON officers and organizers.

2023.6World Summer Games, Berlin

FR donates 978 uniforms for athletes, partners, coaches, officials, and team staff.

2023.4Other tournaments

FR donates 42 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers.

2022.11National Summer Games, Hiroshima

FR donates 3,819 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers.

2021.1-12Special Olympics Nippon (SON) Online Marathon 2021, and SON x Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Online Judo Event, etc.

FR donates 7,818 gifts for participants.

2020.2National Winter Games, Hokkaido (cancelled due to COVID-19)

FR donates 2,333 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers.

2019.3World Summer Games, Abu Dhabi

FR donates 835 uniforms for the athletes, partners, coaches, officials, and team staff.

2018.9National Summer Games, Aichi

FR donates 5,250 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers.

2017.3World Winter Games, Austria (Graz, Schladming, Ramsau, and Rohrmoos)

FR donates 840 uniforms for athletes, coaches, officials, and team staff.

2016.12Nippon Unified Football Tournament, Osaka

FR donates 500 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers. FR employees serve as volunteers.

2016.10Yell Run, Tokyo

FR donates 200 uniforms for volunteers and tournament organizers. 17 FR employees participate as athletes.

2016.2National Winter Games, Niigata

FR donates 3,050 uniforms for volunteers. 29 employees serve as volunteers.

2015.7World Summer Games, Los Angeles

In addition to approximately 54 million yen in financial assistance, FR also donates a total of 7,000 uniforms to be worn by athletes and volunteers. 100 employees serve as volunteers.

2014.11National Summer Games, Fukuoka

FR donates 4,600 uniforms for volunteers. 23 company officers and employees serve as volunteers.

2014.3Torch Lighting, Torch Relay, and Torch Run, Fukuoka

FR donates 500 T-shirts for volunteers.

2013.11Asia Pacific Games, Newcastle, Australia

FR supplies athletic wear to the Japanese and Singapore delegation donating a total of 420 items including pants, polo shirts and parkas.

2013.1World Winter Games, Pyeongchang, South Korea

FR supplies athletic wear to the South Korean, Japanese and Singaporean delegations, with FRL Korea, UNIQLO Japan and UNIQLO Singapore donating 3,200, 1,200 and 500 items, respectively.

2012.2National Winter Games, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

FR donates 3,500 items, including Fleece Parkas and Jackets, for use as uniforms for staff and volunteers. A total of 36 FR employees serve as volunteers, including executives, store staff and employees from headquarters.

2011.6World Summer Games, Athens, Greece

FR provides official uniforms for the 75-member Japanese delegation, while donating 300 items for the Summer Games, including Dry Easy Short-Sleeve Oxford Shirts, Zip-up Parkas, Striped Crew Neck Long-Sleeve T-shirts and Chino Pants.

2010.11National Summer Games, Osaka, Japan

FR donates 300 T-shirts, 4,200 parkas for volunteers, while FR Group staff serve as volunteers.

2009.2World Winter Games, Idaho, U.S.

FR donates nine different official uniforms for 87 members of the Japan team, with FR employees serving as volunteers.

2008.3National Winter Games,Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

FR donates 3,000 uniforms for volunteers, with 50 employees from headquarters and FR Group stores volunteering as event staff.

2007.10World Summer Games, Shanghai China

FR donates 122 uniforms to Japanese athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai.

2007.2・2007.6Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan

FR donates 600 T-shirts for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in Osaka and Ishikawa Prefectures.

2006.11National Summer Games, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

FR donates staff uniforms.

2006.9〜Charity Vending Machines, Japan

UNIQLO sets up vending machines, with all proceeds used to support the different regional branches of SO Nippon, in employee lounges at 172 UNIQLO stores, in addition to FR's Tokyo headquarters.

2006.4Memorial Hockey Tournament, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

FR donates T-shirts for volunteers.

2006.3・2006.5・2006.6Sporting Experience Caravan, Japan

FR donates uniforms for volunteers at the Sporting Experience Caravan in Aichi (March), Miyagi (May), and Tokushima (June) Prefectures, Japan.

2005.2World Winter Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

UNIQLO donates official uniforms for the Japanese team, with 80 UNIQLO employees volunteering their time.

2004.1National Winter Games, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

FR donates uniforms for volunteers.

2003.6World Summer Games, Ireland

FR donates official uniforms to the Japanese team.

2002.8National Summer Games, Tokyo, Japan

FR donates T-shirts, with about 250 UNIQLO executives and employees serving as volunteers.

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