2015 Special Olympics World Games Theme Song Writers join us on REAL TALK SPORTS

This summer, Los Angeles will welcome 7,000 inspirational athletes from 177 different countries to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities, the World Games is the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event.

To celebrate, The Coca-Cola Company, Founding Partner of Special Olympics, has assembled a star-studded team to record an anthem for the 2015 World Games, titled “Reach Up.” The new song will debut in early June, and will be performed during the Opening Ceremonies at the World Games on July 25.

“Reach Up” features Cody Simpson and Marc Roberge, lead singer for O.A.R., accompanied by Breanna Bogucki, a singer and decorated Special Olympics athlete from Illinois, and Madison Tevlin, a young woman with Down syndrome who found fame earlier this year with her cover of “All of Me.” The grouping was inspired by Special Olympics Unified Sports- a program that brings people with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same team to compete. 

Fans can support Special Olympics by sharing the “Reach Up” music video on social media using the hashtag #ReachUp. Coca-Cola will donate one dollar to Special Olympics for every “Reach Up” video share using the hashtag leading up to the World Games.