ESPN announced Monday it will continue to be the official broadcaster of the Special Olympics World Games through 2019, with coverage expanding globally for the upcoming Winter Games.More than 2,600 Special Olympics athletes and coaches from 106 countries are set to compete in Austria on March 18-25 in what is expected to be the largest Special Olympics World Winter Games in history. Per the agreement, ESPN and ABC will broadcast the Games opening and closing ceremonies, daily competition and nightly highlights across at least 190 countries and territories, as well as stream those events through WatchESPN and the ESPN App.Thanks to ESPN, Special Olympics athletes will be showcased to the world for everyone to witness and appreciate their gifts, talents and courage, Special Olympics CEO Mary Davis said in a statement. Our athletes are often forgotten in sports, and in many aspects of life, so the attitude-changing coverage ESPN will provide will help us get that much closer to achieving our vision of creating inclusive communities all over the world.As part of the agreement, ESPN will also be the rights-holder for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle and the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games, whose location has not yet be determined.The Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria are going to be a remarkable showcase of the power of sports to have a positive impact on peoples lives said Russell Wolff, executive vice president, ESPN International. 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