Who can compete in the special Olympic Games?
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All the nine athletes had completed the special olympic game
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About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is a global organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion among people with and without intellectual disabilities. We unleash the power of the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports, every day around the world.
Through year-round sports, health, education and community building, we change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in 172 countries. We are providing opportunities and helping fight the intolerance, injustice, inactivity and social isolation faced by our 4.9 milllion athletes.
Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. Everyone involved in Special Olympics -- including over 1 million coaches and volunteers -- also benefits as we strive together for excellence and appreciation of all different abilities.
How many people are involved in Special Olympics?
There are 4.9 million athletes with intellectual disabilities involved in Special Olympics programs around the world. In addition, we have more than 1 million coaches and volunteers. We have 223 national and U.S. Programs in 172 countries.
What is Special Olympics' mission?
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
When are Special Olympics World Games held?
Special Olympics World Games are held every two years, alternating with Summer and Winter Games. The next Special Olympics World Games happen in 2019 in Abu Dhabi.
Our most recent Games were the Special Olympics World Winter Games in March 2017 in Graz, Schladming and Ramsau, Austria.
The first Special Olympics International Summer Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1968. and first World Winter Games were held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA, in 1977.
In addition to the World Games, Special Olympics holds competitions at the local, state/province, country, region and world level every year. In all, more than 70,000 Special Olympics competitions are held every year.
Who is eligible to participate in Special Olympics?
To be eligible to participate in Special Olympics, you must be at least 8 years old and identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following conditions: intellectual disabilities, cognitive delays as measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay that require or have required specially designed instruction. The Special Olympics Young Athletes™ program was created for children with intellectual disabilities ages 2 through 7.
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